equipment

noun

i-ˈkwip-mənt How to pronounce equipment (audio)
Definition of equipmentnext
as in gear
items needed for the performance of a task or activity the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions

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Recent Examples of equipment Amazon has already committed enormous sums to expanding AWS capacity, including data centers and networking equipment. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 July 2026 In a handwritten financial disclosure a decade later, Jackson wrote that his occupations were being a state senator and a logging equipment operator. — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026 The name traces back to farmers who hauled buckets, seed and equipment across their land before modern machinery took over. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Playing cards in the equipment room on an otherwise mundane Wednesday. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for equipment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
  1. gear
  2. apparatus
  3. facilities
  4. stuff
  5. kit
  6. hardware
Noun
  • The marketplace features all sorts of goods — clothes, books, cosmetics, toys, appliances, household items, sports gear and much more.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Over 35,000 are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • And with that, the media apparatus will gloss over the behind-the-scenes men and women who keep the churn going.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Each eye has a dedicated drainage system that anatomists call the lacrimal apparatus.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of apparatus
Noun
  • Ukraine claimed to have struck Russian facilities and naval vessels in the Caspian late last year.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • In addition to the micro-hospital, the preliminary plat would allow for two more lots — one intended for open space or storm-drain facilities and the other possibly for a future retail or restaurant development, the letter said.
    — Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • To save the cost and effort of pumping millions of liters of seawater solely to obtain minerals, the researchers propose bolting modular reactors onto coastal desalination plants, which already move enormous quantities of the stuff.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • YouTube Premium users who don’t want to watch Peacock stuff with ads will also have the option to upgrade to the ad-free tier, Peacock Premium Plus, on YouTube.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Pick up a s’mores kit from reception, claim one of the firepits, and watch your fellow Cape-goers drift back from the beach with sandy feet and tired kids.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
  • The site also offers drone equipment, including FPV goggles and kit that can be used on the battlefield.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of kit
Noun
  • Another prominent example of this phenomenon is Nvidia, which has also historically been known as primarily a hardware company.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • If your plumbing hardware is working overtime, there will be more wear and tear on it.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 July 2026
Definition of hardware

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