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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEquipment
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The necessary items for a particular purpose.
"He bought new camping equipment for the trip."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'equip', which comes from Old Norse 'skipa' (to arrange, man a ship) via Old French 'equiper'. The suffix '-ment' was added in the late 17th century to denote the items or gear used for a specific purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Equipment" is said worldwide
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équipement
Transliteration: equipement
"Il achète de nouveaux équipements de camping."
Ausrüstung
Transliteration: Ausrustung
"Er hat neue Campingausrüstung gekauft."
attrezzatura
Transliteration: attrezzatura
"Ha comprato una nuova attrezzatura da campeggio."
equipo
Transliteration: equipo
"Compró nuevo equipo de acampada."
equipamento
Transliteration: equipamento
"Ele comprou novo equipamento de campismo."
उपकरण
Transliteration: upakaran
"उसने यात्रा के लिए नया camping उपकरण खरीदा।"
设备
Transliteration: shèbèi
"他买了几套新的露营设备。"
장비
Transliteration: jangbi
"그는 캠핑을 위해 새 장비를 샀다."
装備
Transliteration: sōbi
"彼はキャンプ用の新しい装備を買った。"
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