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Equipment Pronunciation
Equipment is pronounced i-KWIP-muhnt, IPA /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/.
i-KWIP-muhnt
US /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ · UK /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
Syllables: i · KWIP · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The tools and machines needed for a particular job or activity.
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Equipment in a Sentence
- All the climbing equipment is kept in the shed.
- The lab bought new equipment over the summer.
- Bring your own equipment if you have any.
Common Mispronunciations of Equipment
Not EE-kwip-muhnt
KWIP is the loud beat and the opening is a bare i.
Not i-KWIP-mint
Close on a weak muhnt, with no full vowel in the last beat.
Tip: Equipment has no plural form, so say pieces of equipment rather than equipments.
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