equality — e‧qual‧i‧ty [ɪˈkwɒlti ǁ ɪˈkwɑː ] noun [uncountable] when all people are treated in the same way and have the same opportunities: • Young women are insisting on career equality equality of • We believe in equality of opportunity ˌracial eˈquality … Financial and business terms
Equality — E*qual i*ty, n.; pl. {Equalities}. [L. aequalitas, fr. aequalis equal. See {Equal}.] 1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equality — equal·i·ty n: the quality or state of being equal: as a: sameness or equivalence in number, quantity, or measure b: likeness or sameness in quality, power, status, or degree Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Equality — Equality, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 721 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Equality, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 721 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
equality — equality, social equality See democracy ; egalitarianism ; justice, social ; socialism … Dictionary of sociology
equality — late 14c., evenness of surface, uniformity of size; c.1400, in reference to amount or number, from O.Fr. equalité (Mod.Fr. égalité, which form dates from 17c.), from L. aequalitatem (nom. aequalitas) equality, similarity, likeness (also sometimes … Etymology dictionary
Equalĭty — (spr. Ikwälliti), Hauptort der Grafschaft Gallatin des Staates Illinois, am Saline Creek; Saline … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
equality — [n] similarity, balance; egalitarianism adequation, civil rights, commensurateness, coordination, correspondence, equal opportunity, equatability, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, evenness, fairness, fair play*, fair practice, fair shake*,… … New thesaurus
equality — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being equal … English terms dictionary
