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The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
Gore Vidal

Meaning of "inequity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEQUITY

inequity  [ɪnˈɛkwɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEQUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inequity 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 INEQUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inequity in the English dictionary

The definition of inequity in the dictionary is lack of equity; injustice; unfairness. Other definition of inequity is an unjust or unfair act, sentence, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEQUITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
antiquity
ænˈtɪkwɪtɪ
appropinquity
ˌæprəˈpɪŋkwɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
equity
ˈɛkwɪtɪ
facility
fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
iniquity
ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ
longinquity
lɒŋˈɡɪnkwɪtɪ
obliquity
əˈblɪkwɪtɪ
propinquity
prəˈpɪŋkwɪtɪ
ubiquity
juːˈbɪkwɪtɪ
unwitty
ʌnˈwɪtɪ
witty
ˈwɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEQUITY

ineptness
inequable
inequalities
inequality
inequation
inequipotent
inequitable
inequitableness
inequitably
inequities
inequivalve
ineradicability
ineradicable
ineradicableness
ineradicably
inerasable
inerasably
inerasible
inerasibly
inerm

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEQUITY

acuity
ambiguity
annuity
contiguity
continuity
deferred annuity
discontinuity
employment equity
fortuity
fruity
gratuity
in perpetuity
ingenuity
life annuity
negative equity
perpetuity
private equity
promiscuity
vacuity
wife´s equity

Synonyms and antonyms of inequity in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «INEQUITY»

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

Translation of «inequity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEQUITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

不公平
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inequidad
570 millions of speakers

English

inequity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्याय
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

অন্যায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

iniquité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakadilan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungerechtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不公平
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불평등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketimpangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bất công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமமின்மைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमानता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insafsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iniquità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niesprawiedliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерівність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inechitate
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

inequity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulikhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inequity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEQUITY»

The term «inequity» is regularly used and occupies the 72.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEQUITY» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «INEQUITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inequity.
1
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.
2
Mike DeWine
Most people who are selling their mineral rights, this is a once-in-a-lifetime transaction. The people who are buying, the landmen who are coming in, do it every day. So there's a little inequity there about knowledge.
3
Katherine Dunn
The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all too often depend on an image of women as weak and victimized.
4
Frans de Waal
The role of inequity in society is grossly underestimated. inequity is not good for your health, basically.
5
Helene D. Gayle
The more you look into health and health inequalities, you realize that a lot of it is not due to a particular disease - it's really linked to underlying societal issues such as poverty, inequity, lack of access to safe drinking water and housing. And these are all the things we focus on at CARE.
6
Carson Kressley
Whether you're gay or straight, with a physical disability, your skin's a different color, it's absurd in this age to not be aware and be concerned of the inequity in rights.
7
Nick McDonell
I'm interested in illuminating the enormous disparity between vast poverty and the tiny upper class... This vast inequity is unfair by definition, and I am interested in illuminating that and, where possible, changing that.
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Gore Vidal
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
9
Tim Wise
When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEQUITY»

Discover the use of inequity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inequity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inequity in the Technopolis: Race, Class, Gender, and the ...
This book was born of a ten-year longitudinal study of the digital divide in Austin—a study that gradually evolved into a broader inquiry into Austin’s history as a segregated city, its turn toward becoming a technopolis, what the city ...
Joseph Straubhaar, Jeremiah Spence, Zeynep Tufekci, 2012
2
Inequity in Education: A Historical Perspective
This collection of cutting-edge essays and primary source documents represents a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives that will appeal to both social and cultural historians as well as those who teach education courses, ...
Debra Meyers, Burke Miller, 2009
3
Women as Leaders in Education: Succeeding Despite Inequity, ...
This two-volume work assesses the historical and current political landscape with regard to women hitting a "glass ceiling," issues of social justice, and the unique challenges women face in educational leadership as well as the new field ...
Jennifer L. Martin, 2011
4
Inequity and Madness: Psychosocial and Human Rights Issues
"I hope that Inequity and Madness will be widely read and share the hope - which was clearly on Professor Guimón's mind when he undertook to produce this volume - that this book will contribute to improving the quality of life of those ...
J. Guimón, 2001
5
A More Imperfect Union: How Debt, Inequity, and Economics ...
Our system exists by choice, not the dictates of immutable economic laws, and is leading the U.S. to financial collapse. the author highlights essentially ignored inequities and fallacies inherent in major aspects of our economy and of ...
James L. Jennings, 2012
6
The Politics of Survival in Academia: Narratives of ...
This volume presents the personal accounts of African American, Asian American, and Latino faculty who describe in their 'narratives of struggles' the challenges they faced in order to become bona fide members of the United States Academy.
Lila Jacobs, José Cintrón, Cecil E. Canton, 2002
7
Gender Inequity And Poverty
Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her life time.
M.L. Narasaiah, 2004
8
On the Measurement of Horizontal Inequity (EPub)
Simulations show that the banding procedure works well. a range of potentially fruitful applications is discussed.
Mr. Peter J. Lambert, 1995
9
ADV EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
INEQUITY IN SOCIAL EXCHANGE t—qk_,i_—, J. Stacy Adams BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH SERVICE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CROTONVILLE, NEW YORK I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267  ...
Leonard Berkowitz, 1966
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Applying Psychology in Business: The Handbook for Managers ...
According to Adams (1963), there are two basic states of inequity: underpayment inequity and overpayment inequity. With the underpayment condition, the employees feel that they contributed more to their jobs than they receive from them.
John Walter Jones, Brian D. Steffy, Douglas Weston Bray, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEQUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inequity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wall Street rating agency sounds the alarm about CPS $500 million …
It's starting to dawn on Springfield . . . that this inequity that's existed structurally in the system . . . must be addressed.” Without mentioning ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
ISU professors, students support removal of Confederate flag | News …
It needs to be the first step to addressing inequity.” Hilliard said. Iowa State may not be flying a Confederate flag, but McDonnell thinks there are ... «Iowa State Daily, Jul 15»
3
Puerto Rico Is Doomed, and It's Our Fault | Mother Jones
... poverty, and low household income, Pierluisi argued, result partly from poor local policy decisions, but the inequity it faces under federal law ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
4
Obama's Use of the Bully Pulpit Will Determine His Legacy - US News
Obama criticized America's "long history of inequity in the criminal justice system" and urged Congress to reform mandatory sentencing ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
5
'Trainwreck' starts off with a bang, keeps laughs rolling
Gender inequity in the world of comedy deserves all the overdue attention it's getting, and more. But there are matters of craft, wit (no matter ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»
6
Made in Durham: Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity and …
... where employment was not conditioned on education or credentialing, along with a legacy of race-based inequity in educational investment ... «The Progressive Pulse, Jul 15»
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WATCH: MTV's 'White Squad' Offers Quick Fix for Inequality - Adweek
... sexual orientation, and class — because, As Katherine Speller of MTV news said, The White squad is a quick-fix for systemic inequity…but ... «PRNewser, Jul 15»
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News Fix: Even Legislators Are Mad About the Pay Inequity for the …
Hello! We're finally getting out of the woods wherein the only things coming up in any search for LGBT news are related to marriage equality, ... «Autostraddle, Jul 15»
9
Obama Visits Prison in Push for Reform - NBC News
And, as he has in the past in talking about the impact of socioeconomic inequity, he stressed that many of the types of inmates he met with ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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Senator Blasts FIFA For Sexism, Stiffing Women's World Cup …
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) spoke out about FIFA's pay inequity on the Senate floor on Monday, putting forth a formal resolution to demand that ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Inequity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/inequity>. May 2024 ».
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