equivalent exchange 

Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange.

"Alchemy: the science of understanding the structure of matter, breaking it down, then reconstructing it as something else. It can even make gold from lead. But alchemy is a science so it must follow the natural laws: to create, something of equal value must be lost. This is the principal of equivalent exchange. But I learned that night that some things cannot be measured on a simple scale. My brother and I knew the laws of science, of equivalent exchange. The game required sacrifice, that something had to be taken from us, but we thought there was nothing more we could loose....We were wrong."

~Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

equivalent exchange by one/and/only/truth December 20, 2010

Equivalent exchange. 

People cannot gain anything without sacrificing something. You must present something of equal value in order to gain something. That is the principle of equivalent exchange in alchemy.

"In the early days, we believed that to be the one truth in the world." -Alphonse Elric

Equivalent exchange. by The_Heartbreak_Kid June 13, 2005

Equivalent 

A more sophisticated way of saying "same"

Person 1: Yo dude that joke straight up killed, I'm fucking dying on the floor
Person 2: Equivalent
Person 1: The fuck does that mean?

Equivalent by Mr. Vreys April 25, 2017

bullshit equivalent 

a cheap substitute
watered down

mainstreamed
lamestreamed

Oh, would you look at that?
He's the bullshit equivalent of Leroy Brown!
What I need is the bullshit equivalent of a flux capacitor that will take me BACK to the place and time where that was last considered cool....

and REJECT IT on principal!

bullshit equivalent by Thygeekgoddess March 5, 2017

equivalent 

1.Equivalent means same as.

Redneck cousin:"Do you know what equivalent means, means same as."

equivalent by Maegz69 April 6, 2008

equivolate 

Equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc
Something that is equivalent
Corresponding

The amount of chicken you just consumed would equivolate to a K.F.C. family meal

equivolate by Brad W December 15, 2008

equivilate 

Verb. To make something equivalent to something else.

"why do astronomical discoveries equivilate to the arousal of my autonomic system?"

"I do not think the Intifadah deserves the title "war". You equivilate war with "armed conflict" but it is not the same."

"It's all forces, kinetics, gravity, they all equivilate to the same end result."

equivilate by Shann and Seb September 8, 2008