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- pronunciation:
- pae
rih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
parities |
| definition 1: |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like.
The women did the same job as the men, but there was no parity with respect to pay.- synonyms:
- equality, equivalence, equivalency
- antonyms:
- disparity
- similar words:
- balance, coequality, correspondence, equilibrium, equipoise, evenness, par, sameness, similitude
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| definition 2: |
equivalence for practical purposes, as in the armed strength of two countries.
- synonyms:
- balance, equivalence
- similar words:
- equilibrium
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| definition 3: |
in the United States, a level of government support for farm prices that gives farmers purchasing power equivalent to that in a chosen base period.
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| definition 4: |
of currency, equivalence in value as expressed in the currency of another country.
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