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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
characterized by fairness; just.
He dealt with his children in an equitable manner in his will.- synonyms:
- evenhanded, fair, fair-minded, honest, impartial, just, unprejudiced
- antonyms:
- discriminatory, inequitable, unfair
- similar words:
- candid, even, objective, open-minded, principled, reasonable, square, tolerant, unbiased, valid
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| definition 2: |
in law, pertaining to or applying in the equity courts, as distinguished from courts of the common law.
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| related words: |
clean, disinterested, equal, fair, impartial, right, righteous |
adverb + (adj.)equitable
fairly, more, neither, perfectly, reasonably, relatively, roughly, socially, truly
(adj.)equitable
+ adverb
environmentally
(adj.)equitable
+ noun
access,
agreement,
allocation,
apportionment,
arrangement,
asset,
assurance,
balance,
bankruptcy,
basis,
benefit,
burden,
capital,
classroom,
climate,
compensation,
contribution,
criteria,
curriculum,
debtor,
delivery,
development,
distribution,
division,
employment,
enforcement,
engagement,
environment,
estate,
exchange,
factor,
fashion,
financing,
funding,
growth,
healthcare,
income,
investment,
justice,
land,
liability,
management,
manner,
mathematics,
minority,
modification,
opportunity,
outcome,
participation,
partnership,
pay,
principle,
property,
provision,
relief,
remedy,
representation,
resolution,
resource,
return,
revenue,
reward,
salary,
settlement,
share,
sharing,
society,
solution,
system,
tax,
terrain,
treatment,
utilization,
wealth
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| derivations: |
equitably (adv.), equitableness (n.) |
The word equitable
contains the following part:
equ, equi
Latin
root
that means equal
  Example words:
adequate, equable, equal, equality, equanimity, equate, equation, equator, equiangular, equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equipoise, equitable, equity, equivalent, equivocal, equivocate, inadequate, inequality, inequity, iniquity, unequal, unequivocal
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