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Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality.
Eric Alterman

Meaning of "inequality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEQUALITY

inequality  [ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEQUALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inequality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INEQUALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inequality

Inequality may refer to: In mathematics: ▪ Inequality ▪ Inequalities , a mathematics book by G. H. Hardy, J. E. Littlewood, and G. Pólya In healthcare: ▪ Health disparities ▪ Healthcare inequality In economics: ▪ Economic inequality ▪ Income inequality metrics ▪ International inequality ▪ Income inequality in the United States ▪ Wealth inequality in the United States In the social sciences: ▪ Educational inequality ▪ Gender inequality ▪ Participation inequality ▪ Social inequality ▪ Social equality ▪ Social stratification...

Definition of inequality in the English dictionary

The first definition of inequality in the dictionary is the state or quality of being unequal; disparity. Other definition of inequality is an instance of disparity. Inequality is also lack of smoothness or regularity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEQUALITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
coequality
ˌkəʊɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ
equality
ɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
frivolity
frɪˈvɒlɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
heterocercality
ˌhɛtərəʊsɜːˈkɒlɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
isopolity
ˌaɪsəʊˈpɒlɪtɪ
jollity
ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
low-quality
ˌləʊˈkwɒlɪtɪ
polity
ˈpɒlɪtɪ
quality
ˈkwɒlɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
superquality
ˌsuːpərˈkwɒlɪtɪ
utility
juːˈtɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEQUALITY

ineluctably
ineludible
ineludibly
inenarrable
inept
ineptitude
ineptly
ineptness
inequable
inequalities
inequation
inequipotent
inequitable
inequitableness
inequitably
inequities
inequity
inequivalve
ineradicability
ineradicable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEQUALITY

air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
homosexuality
in reality
infant mortality
legality
locality
mentality
morality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
plurality
possibility
sexuality
speciality
spirituality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of inequality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INEQUALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inequality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inequality

Translation of «inequality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEQUALITY

Find out the translation of inequality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inequality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inequality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不平等
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desigualdad
570 millions of speakers

English

inequality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असमानता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم المساواة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неравенство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desigualdade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাম্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inégalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidaksamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungleichheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不平等
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불평등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketimpangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất bình đẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமத்துவமின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमानता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşitsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disuguaglianza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nierówność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерівність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inegalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανισότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelykheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ojämlikhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulikhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inequality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEQUALITY»

The term «inequality» is very widely used and occupies the 19.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEQUALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inequality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inequality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inequality

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10 QUOTES WITH «INEQUALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inequality.
1
Gerry Adams
The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever.
2
Eric Alterman
Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality.
3
Aristotle
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
4
Leonard Baskin
I think it has other roots, has to do, in part, with a general anxiety in contemporary life... nuclear bombs, inequality of possibility and chance, inequality of goods allotted to us, a kind of general racist, unjust attitude that is pervasive.
5
Ulrich Beck
And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world - a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
6
Charles M. Blow
In the same way that Occupy Wall Street forever elevated that concept of income inequality, the Black Lives Matter protesters have elevated the idea of inequity in policing as it relates to minority communities.
7
Hjalmar Branting
The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.
8
Tyler Cowen
Economics is sometimes associated with the study and defense of selfishness and material inequality, but it has an egalitarian and civil libertarian core that should be celebrated.
9
Artur Davis
And of course, we know that opportunity lies outside the reach of some of our people. We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering.
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Artur Davis
We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEQUALITY»

Discover the use of inequality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inequality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Price of Inequality
This exceptional book, by one of the world's most celebrated and original economists, provides authoritative answers to these timely questions.Joseph Stiglitz shows how, left to their own devices, markets are neither efficient nor stable ...
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, Stiglitz Joseph, 2012
2
Inequality Reexamined
In this deft analysis, Amartya Sen argues that the dictum "all men are created equal" serves largely to deflect attention from the fact that we differ in age, gender, talents, physical abilities as well as in material advantages and social ...
Amartya Sen, 1995
3
Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis
New Zealand society is being reshaped, stretching to accommodate new distance between those who ‘have’ and those who ‘have not’. Income inequality is a crisis that affects us all.
Max Rashbrooke, 2013
4
Poverty and Inequality
This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these ...
David B. Grusky, S. M. Ravi Kanbur, Amartya Kumar Sen, 2006
5
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
One of the most influential works of the Enlightenment, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality offers both a thought-provoking account of society's origins and a keen criticism of unequal political institutions.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 2012
6
Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress?
"---Santiago Levy, Vice President, Inter-American Development Bank. "This important book shows how markets and policy are beginning to favor the poor in Latin America.
Luis Felipe López-Calva, Nora Lustig, 2010
7
The New Geography of Global Income Inequality
The surprising finding of this book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global income inequality is decreasing.
Glenn Firebaugh, 2009
8
Mobilities and Inequality
Based on the premise that the dynamics caused by modernization, globalization, migration and social change affect the structuring of social fabric and space, this book examines the interrelations between social and spatial mobilities in ...
Dr Hanja Maksim, Professor Manfred Max Bergman, Dr Timo Ohnmacht, 2012
9
Degrees of Inequality: Culture, Class, and Gender in ...
An important and challenging work."— Choice "The theoretical and research-based insights generated by this book provide a useful foundation for education researchers as well as for public and institutional policy makers who seek ...
Ann L. Mullen, 2010
10
Inequality And Prosperity: Social Europe Vs. Liberal America
Jonas Pontusson opposes the notion of convergence: he believes that social-market economies can survive and flourish in the contemporary world economy.
Jonas Pontusson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEQUALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inequality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rising Inequality Is Holding Back the U.S. Economy - Newsweek
They argue that in the lead-up to the Great Recession, households compensated for rising inequality and stagnant wages by borrowing more, ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Linkages Between Labor Market Institutions and Inequality - IMF
In a continuation of their ongoing work on inequality, IMF economists have found a decline in unionization—that is, the reduction in the ... «International Monetary Fund, Jul 15»
3
[CHART] Income Inequality Has Reached Historic Levels
Income inequality in many countries around the world, including the United States, has reached record highs. This is according to a new report ... «Money Morning, Jul 15»
4
Resilience as economic driver? How climate action can curb inequality
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 1:15am. climate resilience economic inequality. Shutterstockwk1003mike. Investing in climate resilience could help level the playing field ... «GreenBiz, Jul 15»
5
#NN15: Ending Inequality For All – NPI's Cascadia Advocate
This panel, led by Charles Chamberlain, is a discussion on the issues of inequality in the workplace and how progressives can tackle these ... «Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate, Jul 15»
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Column: Growth and inequality | Tampa Bay Times
Many liberal economists, including some close to Clinton, contend that some policies designed to reduce inequality will in fact spur faster ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: MTV's 'White Squad' Offers Quick Fix for Inequality - Adweek
MTV recently launched its Look Different campaign, geared toward shedding light on pervasive bias based on race, gender, and sexual ... «PRNewser, Jul 15»
8
El Chapo Escape, When Income Inequality Breeds Corruption
... corruption or such outlandish scenarios. Not surprisingly, lower inequality and lower corruption go hand in hand, as many countries show. «Worldcrunch, Jul 15»
9
Struggle against silence: Racial inequality requires discussion
Struggle against silence: Racial inequality requires discussion. See it in Print. Saved. Save Article; My Saved Items · Print Email. «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
10
Fayetteville State to review women's sports after complaint about …
Fayetteville State to review women's sports after complaint about funding inequality. School Zone. South Hampton Roads education news «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

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