equivalent

Words with a similar base: equivalent, equivalent_weight

'equivalent'

[equivalent.n.01] as in: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

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Examples:
send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps

'equivalent'

[equivalent.n.02] as in: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

'equivalent'

[equivalent.s.01] as in: being essentially equal to something

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Examples:
it was as good as gold
a wish that was equivalent to a command
his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt