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e⋅quip⋅ment
[i-kwip-muh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose. |
| 2. | the act of equipping a person or thing. |
| 3. | the state of being equipped. |
| 4. | the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law. |
| 5. | the rolling stock of a railroad. |
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| e·quip·ment (ĭ-kwĭp'mənt) n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote the materials needed for a purpose such as a task or a journey: hiking equipment; laboratory apparatus; skiing gear; naval materiel; an explorer's outfit; a beekeeper's paraphernalia. |
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Equipment
E*quip"ment\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]quipement. See Equip.]1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. --Burke. The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt. --Hume. 2. Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc.; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments. Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight. --Longfellow.
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Language Translation for : equipment
Spanish:
equipamiento, pertrechos,
German:
die Ausrüstung,
Japanese:
装備
equipment
- Fixed assets that are acquired as additions or supplements to more permanent assets. Equipment includes lighting fixtures in a building, for example. Equipment, unlike real estate, is generally moveable.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: equip·ment
Function: noun
: the implements used in an operation or activity; specifically in the Uniform Commercial Code : goods that are bought for or used in a business enterprise or by a debtor which is a nonprofit organization or a government agency and that are not inventory, farm products, or consumer goods
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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