fair
2
7.0
- adjective
- /fɛr/
- After reviewing the notes, Sarah made a fair copy of the report to send to her boss.
- a fair copy
Examples
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The artist showcased both sketches and fair drawings at the gallery for comparison.
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With trained language workers, at least we know we have done the best to make a fair assessment.
Academic text (2011) -
I went to my first Hiring Our Heroes job fair this week, and overall it went well.
Blog text (29) -
It has been decades since these island people have seen a free and fair election.
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For the exhibitors and for the visitors, the fair demonstrations are a good tool of marketing.
Blog text (31) -
Drafts in my notebook are written in a barely legible scribble; fair copies are in impeccable calligraphy.
Academic text (2012) -
The teacher requested that each student submit a fair version of their final project for grading.
Synonyms
358
1.0
Without problems or faults
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
23
3.2
A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
22
3.0
Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
- Specialized
17
3.9
The right to use small parts of someone else's work without permission for teaching, news, or criticism
- Informal
2
5.6
A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
2
3.3
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
- Specialized
2
3.9
A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play
- Specialized
1
7.0
A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
- Specialized
1
5.7
A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price
- Jargon
1
5.2
Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play
- Formal
1
7.8
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers
How Clean
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fair meaning a clean or final copy comes from the same old word for 'beautiful' or 'neat', so a 'fair copy' is a neat, final version with few or no corrections.