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equitable

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈɛkwətəbəɫ// UK //ˈɛkwɪtəbəl// eq·ui·table

adj. fair and reasonable for everyone involved. It describes a situation where people get what they need so that the final result is equal.

adj. characterised by equity or fairness; impartial and just in treatment or distribution. Often used in legal or socio-economic contexts to describe systems that account for individual needs to achieve a fair outcome.


SIMPLE

The manager worked hard to create an equitable schedule for the team.

CONTEXTUAL

The new policy aims for an equitable distribution of resources across both wealthy and low-income school districts.

COMPLEX

Legal scholars argue that an equitable settlement must consider the historical disadvantages faced by the plaintiffs rather than merely applying a uniform mathematical formula to the damages.

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Origin

From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem'.

Pitfall

an equal distribution of medicinean equitable distribution of medicineWhile 'equal' means giving everyone the same amount, 'equitable' means giving people what they need to reach a fair result.

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