Equitably Meaning
/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn an equitable manner
Sentence Examples
International aid is not equitably apportioned.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The available resources were distributed ____ among all the team members.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company aims to distribute its profits ____ among all its employees.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English equitable Middle English -ly English -ly English equitably From equitable + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] land titled, or equitably owned under color of title from the sovereignty of the state, evidence of the unappropriation of which is on the county records or in the general land-office, or when the appropriation is evidenced by the occupation of the owner, or of some person holding for him."
— 1887, The Southwestern Reporter, volume 1, page 193:
"[E]ven if it were a fact that separate schools could only be equitably got rid of through the entire secularisation of our public school system, much as this end is to be desired, I could not consent to purchase it at such a cost."
— 1890 January, J. M. King, “Education: Not Secular nor Sectarian, but Religious”, in Archibald Macmurchy, editor, The Canada Educational Monthly and School Magazine, volume 12, Toronto: The Canada Educational Monthly Publishing Company Ltd., page 2:
"They share opportunities, rewards, and responsibilities equitably, without regard to gender, ethnicity, social, status, or any other falsely restrictive characteristic."
— 2000, Sheldon Z. Kramer with Mardeene Mitchell, “The End Is Embedded in the Beginning”, in Hidden Faces of the Soul: Ten Secrets for Mind/Body Healing from Kabbalah’s Lost Tree of Life, Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Media Corporation, →ISBN, part 7 (Ultimate Unity: Becoming One with Your Many Faces), page 198:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The available resources were distributed ____ among all the team members.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company aims to distribute its profits ____ among all its employees.