inequity

Definitions

in- (not) + equity (fairness) = 'un-fairness.' The plain, literal opposite of equity — used for unjust differences in pay, treatment, or opportunity. Compare iniquity, which took the same parts toward 'wickedness.'

Common Collocations

• 1.wage inequity薪酬不公
• 2.social inequity社会不公
• 3.racial inequity种族不公
• 4.address inequity解决不公
• 5.health inequity健康不公

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The report exposed deep inequity in school funding.

• 2.

  Activists are fighting wage inequity between men and women.

• 3.

  Such inequity in healthcare access is hard to justify.