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What is "equitable" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does equitable mean in English? Meaning of equitable definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "equitable" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "equitable": fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Adjective

  • Meaning: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  • Example: equitable treatment of all citizens an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
  • Synonyms: equitable just
  • Antonyms: inequitable unjust
  • Similar: evenhanded fair honest
  • Also see: fair impartial just

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/

  • Adjective: Marked by or having equity.Fair, just, or impartial. 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33. I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33. I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.(law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.

    • Synonyms:

    fair, decent, honest, unbiased, reasonable, stable, proper, just, candid, disinterested, dispassionate, due, ethical, even-handed, fair and square, impersonal, level, moral, nonpartisan, objective, proportionate, right, rightful, square, unprejudiced, fair shake, cricket, even-steven, fair-to-middling, nondiscriminatory, square deal, uncolored,

    Antonyms:

    biased, unsuitable, intolerable, disproportionate, unfair, unjust, prejudiced, unreasonable, partial, unequitable,

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    equitable in English: equitable
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