equity
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɛkwɪti/
- Formal
:
equidad
- If you build systems with an equity lens, everybody benefits.
- social equity
- equity and fairness
- equity and justice
They hide behind, you know, health and equity, inclusion, diversity.
- They hide behind, you know, health and equity, inclusion, diversity.
- What is DEIDEI is diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Emily, what does the term equity mean to you?
- The real issue here is fairness and equity.
- Then there's also the DEI stuff that's diversity, equity and inclusion.
- For decades of talk about equality and fairness and equity, fathers still don't have equal rights.
- And it's it's a bit of an equity kind of explanation.
- Is there somewhere where we should have this equity that we talk about?
- So many questions about equity that are swirling around.
- To me the the more key point is just that the the equity idea is wrong.
Examples
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If the future of South Africa is to be one of democracy and equity, this damage must be repaired.
Academic text (1990) -
The government is opposed to this solution on grounds of both equity and efficiency.
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The next challenge, it's equity in energy.
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I limit my equity position to a small stake of no more than 5 percent.
Academic text (2011) -
President Biden and I have put equity at the center of all that we do.
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The commitment to excellence and equity in our schools.
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A more pressing issue concerning secondary public school music enrollment is that of equity of access.
Academic text (2013) -
In this formulation, greater social equity is both an ethical imperative and an objective requirement for sustainable development.
Academic text (1999) -
- For us to accomplish gender equity in our storytelling, we need to look at all of the various systemic mechanisms that have been holding women back.
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The organization works diligently to promote equity in access to education for all children.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
Fair treatment of people and the courts that decide it
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1.9
Treating people equally and without bias
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3.1
The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background
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3.5
A situation where everyone has the same fair chance to succeed
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6.0
An equal chance to succeed and be treated the same as others
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5.3
Treating all people or sides fairly without favoring one
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4.2
Treating all people fairly and equally without bias
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5.8
Treating all people or sides fairly and equally
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3.3
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
Fair and equal treatment of people when making decisions
Being fair and not taking sides
People have the same rights and chances
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A loan that uses the value of your house to get money for big expenses
- Specialized
A loan that uses the value of your home as security for big costs
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
equity = equal (transparent) = equit + ity
The sense 'quality of being fair or just' is directly related to 'equal' and the abstract noun formation with '-ity' is a familiar pattern.
Etymology
Equity comes from the Latin words aequitas and aequus, which mean 'equal' or 'fair', and it is the same root as equal. So equity means treating people fairly or giving each person what is right for them.