1 the same in value, amount, or size
All the workers have an equal share in the profits.
equal to: They receive an income equal to the value of the goods they produce.
equal in value/size/quality etc.: A wall, equal in height to the main floor, was added later.
roughly/approximately equal: Roughly equal numbers of men and women enroll each year.
of equal value/size/quality etc.: His wife was doing work of equal importance.
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