equal definition

1. be identical or equivalent to
• examples: One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
2. be equal to in quality or ability
• examples: Nothing can rival cotton for durability
• examples: Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
• examples: Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
• examples: let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
• examples: The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
4. having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
• examples: on equal terms
• examples: all men are equal before the law