Definition
Abbreviation for equipment; tools, machinery, or gear needed for a specific purpose or activity.
Etymology
Modern written abbreviation of 'equipment,' from French équipement, derived from équiper (to equip), likely from Old Norse skipa (to arrange, put in order). The abbreviated form arose in the 20th century for brevity in technical and business writing.
Kelly Says
Military and logistics professionals absolutely love abbreviations like 'eqpt' for saving time in requisitions and reports—but linguists find it fascinating because it shows how the written form of a language can diverge wildly from the spoken form in specialized communities.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሳሪያ
meh-sa-ree-ya
ARالعربية
أجهزة
ah-jay-zah
BNবাংলা
উপকরণ
oo-po-ka-ran
CACatalà
equipament
eh-kee-p-a-mahn-t
CSČeština
vybavení
vee-ba-ve-nee
DEDeutsch
Ausrüstung
ow-sh-troo-ng
ELΕλληνικά
εξοπλισμός
eh-zoh-p-lis-mos
ESEspañol
equipo
eh-kee-poh
FISuomi
varusteet
var-oos-teet
FRFrançais
équipement
eh-kee-p-mahn
HIहिन्दी
उपकरण
oo-p-kar-an
HUMagyar
felszerelés
fels-zer-el-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
peralatan
pe-ra-la-tan
ITItaliano
equipaggiamento
eh-kee-p-ah-jjam-en-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
peralatan
pe-ra-la-tan
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကွန်
ah-jek-kun
NLNederlands
uitrusting
oo-troo-sting
PTPortuguês
equipamento
eh-kee-p-mahn-toh
RORomână
echipament
eh-chee-pa-mahn-t
RUРусский
оборудование
oh-bo-roo-dov-ay-e
SVSvenska
utrustning
oo-troo-sting
SWKiswahili
vyombo
vee-om-boh
TAதமிழ்
உபகரணம்
oo-pa-ka-ran-am
TEతెలుగు
อุปกรณ์
oo-pa-ka-ranam
THไทย
อุปกรณ์
ah-oo-kh-rop
TLTL
kagamitan
ka-ga-mi-tan
TRTürkçe
ekipman
eh-kee-p-man
UKУкраїнська
обладнання
oh-blad-na-n-nya
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị
zhay-bee
ZUZU
isikhathi
ee-see-ka-tha-hee