# equipping

Pronunciation: say "i-KWIP-ing" /ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of equip. — present participle and gerund of equip
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of equip. Used for an action happening now or the act of giving someone what they need.
   - _The charity is equipping rural clinics with modern diagnostic tools._
   - _Equipping a new laboratory requires careful budgeting and planning._

## Noun

2. The equipment provided for a particular task or purpose.
   - Simple: The tools and other things that are needed for a job or purpose.
   - _The sale covered the clinic's furniture, its medical equipping, and two delivery vans._
   - _The theater's equipping, from the stage lights to the sound desk, was decades old and badly worn._

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