inequity

noun

(ˌ)i-ˈne-kwə-tē How to pronounce inequity (audio)
Definition of inequitynext
1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs

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2
as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits

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Recent Examples of inequity Driving health inequity ERISA’s constraints on patient protections have far-reaching effects. — Miranda Yaver, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Their viewpoints are only represented through archive footage, and their distancing from the project suggests lingering dissatisfaction with the inequities surrounding money and creative credit. — Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Yale, a key champion of the quantum effort and an economic anchor in New Haven, has often found itself at the center of local discussions around displacement, gentrification and inequity. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inequity
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  1. injustice
  2. wrong
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  • The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Wherever Kelly Davis looked injustice in the eye, or inequity or the misuse of authority, outrage surely followed.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
Definition of injustice
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  • Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Everything that can go wrong goes worse.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026
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