equipment

equip | American Dictionary

equip
verb[ T ]
us/ɪˈkwɪp/-pp-

equipverb[T] (PROVIDE)

to provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose:
All of our classrooms are equipped with computers.

equipverb[T] (PREPARE)

to prepare someone or something with whatever is needed to deal with a particular situation:
The convention center is equipped to handle 20,000 people daily.
I am not really equipped to discuss international affairs.

equip | Business English

equip
verb[ T ]
uk /ɪˈkwɪp/us-pp-
to give someone or something the tools and equipment they need to do a job:
A company spokesman said it would not be equipping the new $2.5 billion plant until business conditions improve.
equip sb/sth with sthOnly about 15% of buses in Chicago are equipped with diesel particulate filters to reduce soot emissions into the air.
Many so-called 'smart' cars now come equipped with wireless technology.
All our appliances are fully equipped with the latest safety features.
equip sb/sth to do sthNearly every phone on the market is equipped to send and receive texts.
equip sb/sth for sthThe latest range of planes is equipped for in-flight refueling.
to give someone the skills and knowledge they need in order to do something:
equip sb/sth to do sthSmall businesses are not necessarily equipped to provide the stimulus and career progression many seek.
The EU and NATO now seem better equipped to deal with any new threats that may lie ahead.
equip sb/sth for sthAn 'efficient' balance sheet in the short term does not necessarily equip firms for success in the long term.

Examples of equip

equip
Many parallel robots are equipped with hydraulic or pneumatic actuators.
Furthermore, he encourages the investigator to get acquainted with the range of available data-gathering techniques in order to be fully equipped in the field.
However, a theory based on elements can be argued to be better equipped to capture the nature of this relation than one based on features.
Most analysts would probably agree that citizens who read a newspaper come away better equipped to exercise citizenship.
Energised by culturalist bio-power, the state set out on its civilising mission and schools were built in remote areas and equipped with the necessary tools.
Still, it may lead to the invention of better methods, which might also be equipped with better evaluation and efficacy-assessment tools.
Most of the vessels were built from welded steel, not riveted, and were equipped with powerful diesel engines.
A str iking feature of this electronic reference is its plain, rather old-fashioned interface, exclusively equipped with a few essential functions and menus.
Many of the smaller states in the region, despite their developmentalist-based successes, were poorly equipped to address and manage their high levels of interdependence sensitivity.
Universities and public research centers were better equipped to perform scientific research.
A more fundamental problem is the assumption that, properly equipped with savvy and information, patients can make their way through the health care system.
Later, for the 2002 swimming season, the pool was equipped with continuous filtration and chlorination of the water.
Each type class is equipped with functions and operators that have consistent signatures across every type in the class.
The source is equipped with is a system for dosed gas supply.
The factory was modestly equipped, reaching a capacity of only 20 tonnes a day.
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