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INEQUITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inequity mean? 

INEQUITY (noun)
  The noun INEQUITY has 1 sense:

1. injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standardsplay

  Familiarity information: INEQUITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INEQUITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

inequity; unfairness

Hypernyms ("inequity" is a kind of...):

injustice; unjustness (the practice of being unjust or unfair)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inequity"):

gamesmanship (the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game)

Antonym:

equity (conformity with rules or standards)


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