equip + -ment

equipment is on the Academic Word List.

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Singular
equipment

Plural
none

  1. (uncountable) Your equipment is the things that you use to do a job or sport.
    Soccer is a popular game because you need very little equipment to play--just a ball and an open space.
    The soldiers had to carry all their equipment on their backs.
    The computer equipment was old and often broke down.

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