Meaning & use
Equivalency
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The state or condition of being equal in value, meaning, or function; equivalence.
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She earned a high school equivalency diploma after passing the exam.
The two contracts were judged to have legal equivalency despite differing wording.
A note on using this word
Equivalency and 'equivalence' are largely interchangeable, though 'equivalency' appears more often in American English, especially in phrases like 'GED equivalency.'
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