noun

equipment

equipment, gear, apparatus

The gym has new exercise equipment.

The gym has new exercise equipment.

We need special equipment for this job.

We need special equipment for this job.

((equipment)) for ((-ing sth.)) We need special equipment for climbing.

Synonyms: gear, apparatus, supplies

From Old French 'equiper' (to fit out a ship). The suffix '-ment' indicates a thing or result.

Remember that it's an uncountable noun, so you say 'a piece of equipment', not 'an equipment'.

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