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EQUITABLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Example:

an equitable distribution of gifts among the children

Synonyms:

equitable; just

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fair; honest (gained or earned without cheating or stealing)

evenhanded (without partiality)

Also:

fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

just (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting)

impartial (showing lack of favoritism)

Antonym:

inequitable (not equitable or fair)

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