equaling or equalling (verb)

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• equal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aequalis, from aequus level, equal Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another (2) identical in mathematical value or logical denotation ; equivalent… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… …   Wikipedia

• equal — 1. As a verb, equal has inflected forms equalled, equalling in BrE and equaled, equaling in AmE. 2. As an adjective, equal is followed by to (The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides), whereas the… …   Modern English usage

• equal — 1 adjective 1 SAME the same in size, value, amount, number etc as something else: Jennifer cut the cake into six equal pieces. (+ to): A pound is roughly equal to 500 grams. | of equal power/strength/weight: Choose two stones of roughly equal… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• equal — e|qual1 W2S1 [ˈi:kwəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(same)¦ 2¦(same rights/chances)¦ 3 be equal to something 4 on equal terms/on an equal footing 5 all (other) things being equal ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: aequalis, from aequus level, equal ]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• equal — [[t]i͟ːkwəl[/t]] ♦♦♦ equals, equalling, equalled (in AM, use equaling, equaled) 1) ADJ: oft ADJ to n If two things are equal or if one thing is equal to another, they are the same in size, number, standard, or value. Investors can borrow an… …   English dictionary

• equal — adjective 1》 being the same in quantity, size, degree, value, or status.     ↘evenly or fairly balanced: an equal contest. 2》 (equal to) having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge). noun a person or thing that is equal to another. verb… …   English new terms dictionary

• equal — /ˈikwəl / (say eekwuhl) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to or with) as great as; matching: the velocity of sound is not equal to that of light. 2. like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc. 3.… …  

• equal — / i:kwəl/ adjective exactly the same ● Male and female employees have equal pay. ■ verb to be the same as ● Production this month has equalled our best month ever. (NOTE: UK English is equalling–equalled, but the US spelling is equaling–equaled.) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• equal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) being the same in quantity, size, degree, value, or status. 2) evenly or fairly balanced: an equal contest. 3) (equal to) having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge). ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that is equal to another. ► …   English terms dictionary