Equaling

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have the same value or amount as something else, to reach a comparable level with another, or to achieve a balance that renders two or more things identical in certain aspects
2. To match in size, quantity, or characteristics with another, to attain a level of similarity that aligns with someone or something, or to realize a condition of equivalence in various contexts
3. To amount to the same degree, number, or measure as a different thing

Etymology: "Equaling" is simply the present participle of "equal", so its story is the story of the base verb. That verb comes from Middle English "equal", borrowed from Latin "aequālis", meaning "equal" or "of the same age", built from "aequus", "level" or "even". The Latin root sits behind a whole family of English words, and "equal" is a doublet of "egal", a French form of the same Latin source that English took in separately. The participle form adds the ordinary -ing ending to the verb, so "equaling" carries the same sense as the verb itself: making one thing match another in size, amount, or quality. The word's core idea is one of evenness, a surface or measure that sits flat and level against another.

Synonyms: matching, comparing, equating, corresponding, parity

Antonyms: differing, exceeding, surpassing, outdoing, distinguishing