Meaning & use
equivalent
Equal in value, meaning, importance, or effect, though not necessarily identical in form.
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Ten dollars is roughly equivalent to eight euros at today's exchange rate.
Her qualifications are equivalent to a master's degree, even though she never enrolled in one.
A note on using this word
Equivalent takes the preposition 'to,' not 'as' or 'with': something is equivalent to another thing.
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