1. past tense of equal; to be the same as in number, amount, or value
2. past tense of equal; to be as good as or have the same quality as

Examples

• Her test score equaled the highest in the class.
• The final cost equaled exactly what we had budgeted.
• His performance equaled that of the previous champion.
• The donation equaled half of their annual income.
• No other player has equaled his record this season.
• The temperature today equaled yesterday’s high of 85 degrees.