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Plural of equivalent

regular plural

The plural of equivalent is equivalents.

Forms of equivalent

Singularequivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Pluralequivalents
Countablecountable

Equivalents in a sentence

  • We estimate our work-from-home employees to be 30% of our total full-time equivalents.From the entry full-time equivalent
  • These insect and mole-rat colonies are multi-organismic equivalents of single organisms.From the entry multi-organismic
  • Non-generic drugs are usually more expensive than their generic equivalents.From the entry non-generic
  • USB-C ports and cables function just like USB-A equivalents, only better.2023 September 15, Henry T. Casey, “What is USB-C? Here’s everything you need to know”, in CNN. From the entry USB-A
  • Trudeau has managed to symmetrically place the British and American English equivalents for four words.2017 February 8, Deb Amlen, “Monumental Work”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry symmetrically

Meaning of equivalent

  1. adjective Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
  2. adjective Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
  3. adjective Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.

Full definition of equivalent

Questions about the plural of equivalent

What is the plural of equivalent?
The plural of equivalent is equivalents.
Is equivalent countable?
Equivalent is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: equivalent (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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