equipment
noun
equip·ment
i-ˈkwip-mənt 
1
b
: a piece of such equipment
3
: mental or emotional traits or resources : endowment
Examples of equipment in a Sentence
The photographer came early to set up his equipment.
I'm looking for a hobby that doesn't require a lot of fancy equipment.
an expensive piece of medical equipment
Not enough funds were provided for the equipment of the troops.
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The Secret Service is still working to determine what all of the equipment was meant to do and whether there was a specific target.
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Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Strong secondary Single-digit jersey numbers are so coveted that Lewis hands them out personally rather than leaving it to SDSU’s equipment manager.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
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Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Strong secondary Single-digit jersey numbers are so coveted that Lewis hands them out personally rather than leaving it to SDSU’s equipment manager.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equipment. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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equipment
noun
equip·ment
i-ˈkwip-mənt
1
a
: the act of equipping a person or thing
b
: the state of being equipped
2
: the articles serving to equip a person or thing
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