{
    "term": "equipment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/la/laboratory_equipment.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a useful **piece of equipment** for the kitchen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take care when using old **electrical equipment**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**electronic/communications/computer equipment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "military equipment and supplies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "office equipment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have **installed** state-of-the-art medical **equipment** to help improve early diagnosis of the condition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone should bring the necessary equipment for camping in the mountains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "new equipment for the sports club"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hospitals are increasingly depending on charity for vital equipment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Never go climbing without the proper equipment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No special equipment is needed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The basic equipment consists of a plastic mask and a length of rope."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The local council is supplying new play equipment for the playground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plane uses state-of-the-art navigation equipment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "high-tech equipment for keeping the temperature steady"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aid agencies are flying vital medical equipment to the disaster area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That particular piece of equipment was unavailable at the time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school is in need of new computer equipment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We loaded the camping equipment into the car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He lacks the intellectual equipment to succeed in politics."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research", "Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["the latest", "modern", "state-of-the-art"],
                "… of equipment": ["item", "piece"],
                "verb + equipment": ["buy", "purchase", "sell"],
                "equipment + verb": ["consist of something", "work", "malfunction"],
                "equipment + noun": ["maker", "manufacturer", "supplier"],
                "preposition": ["equipment for"],
                "phrases": ["the proper equipment", "the right equipment"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the process of providing a place or person with necessary things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/",
                "audio": "eq/equipment/equipment__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/",
                "audio": "eq/equipment/equipment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: from French équipement, from équiper ‘equip’."
}