inequitable

adjective

in·​eq·​ui·​ta·​ble (ˌ)i-ˈne-kwə-tə-bəl How to pronounce inequitable (audio)
: not equitable : unfair
an inequitable distribution of funds
inequitably adverb

Examples of inequitable in a Sentence

They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
Recent Examples on the Web Readers also wanted to hear from you on our healthcare system, which many called broken, inequitable and unaffordable. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Additionally, not transporting students to magnets who otherwise have no means of accessing the school creates an inequitable situation. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024 After protests forced Yemen’s longtime President to step down, in 2012, a political transition process that was heavily criticized for being inequitable began. Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024 But for now, with limited supply, inequitable insurance coverage, and the complicated option of prescribing Ozempic off label, the wait is problematic. Jody Dushay, STAT, 15 Sep. 2023 It’s also aimed at helping lower earners by giving a tax break of up to a few hundred dollars to most Marylanders, reversing what the advocates say have been decades of inequitable tax burdens. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024 Researchers also found there were drawbacks for white children from this inequitable care. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024 Too often Black families are blamed for the inequitable realities that create a lack of engagement and lower achievement. Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024 City-run power companies and nonprofit electric cooperatives initially sprang up as an answer to inequitable access to electricity in rural parts of the country. Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inequitable was in 1667

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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequitable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

inequitable

adjective
in·​eq·​ui·​ta·​ble (ˈ)in-ˈek-wət-ə-bəl How to pronounce inequitable (audio)
: not equitable : unfair
inequitably adverb

Legal Definition

inequitable

adjective
in·​eq·​ui·​ta·​ble in-ˈe-kwi-tə-bəl How to pronounce inequitable (audio)
: contrary to the principles of equity : not fair or just
inequitable conduct
inequitably adverb

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