equipment B1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #2449 Meanings 1 noun The tools, machines, or items needed for a particular activity. We need more gardening equipment to landscape the yard. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the tools, machines, or... gearapparatus More appurtenanceskitriggingtackle Word family Forms equipments Derived forms equipmentmanreequipmentsquipper Related forms equip Appears in Phrases (2) See all equipment failure a situation in which machinery or another device stops working properly Noun + noun serviceable equipment tools or machines in a condition suitable for continued use Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From equip + -ment, or from French équipement. équipement French View etymology graph -> Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # equipment **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 2449 ## Meanings 1. The tools, machines, or items needed for a particular activity. ## Examples - We need more gardening equipment to landscape the yard. ## Synonyms - appurtenances - gear - kit - rigging - tackle ## Derived Forms - equipmentman - reequipment - squipper ## Related Forms - equip ## Roots and Affixes - Root: équipement ## Etymology From equip + -ment, or from French équipement. ## AI Etymology Equipment comes from equip + -ment, or from French équipement. In current use, the main sense is “The tools, machines, or items needed for a particular activity”. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown