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Definition of inequitable
: not equitable : unfair
an inequitable distribution of funds
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Other Words from inequitable
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Examples of inequitable in a Sentence
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
Recent Examples on the Web
Studies have shown that inequitable distribution of qualified teachers is one of the biggest contributors to the achievement gap for black and Hispanic students. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Unified creates a path for more students to take advanced math classes," 23 Aug. 2019 This is likely to take years, lead to inconsistent judgments and create an inequitable distribution of money damages. — Adam Liptak, New York Times, "Arizona Files Novel Lawsuit in Supreme Court Over Opioid Crisis," 31 July 2019 This is likely to take years, lead to inconsistent judgments, and create an inequitable distribution of money damages. — Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, "Arizona files novel lawsuit in Supreme Court over opioid crisis," 31 July 2019 The next challenge is inequitable and biased media coverage. — Wayne Messam, Fortune, "Wayne Messam: Money Kept Me Out of the First Democratic Debate. Will It Keep Me Out of the Second?," 25 June 2019 America has always been an inequitable place, of course. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "Joe Biden Needs to Do More Than Bash Donald Trump," 13 June 2019 Several council members raised examples of inequitable spending, including Esparza, who said money for traffic calming and pedestrian safety infrastructure wasn鈥檛 fairly distributed. — Emily Deruy, The Mercury News, "San Jose council passes budget after bitter debate about equity," 11 June 2019 Some of the problems are structural, like the extremely inequitable financial situation that rewards some teams (like Ferrari and Red Bull) more for just showing up than others could possibly earn through race results. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Formula 1 cars are about to go through a big change, but is it good?," 24 July 2018 By doing so, Resonate is able to offer acts better compensation by avoiding the market share issues that can cause inequitable distribution and cumulative payment rates more in line with download royalties than streaming ones. — Grant Rindner, Billboard, "How Blockchain, Co-Ops and 'Microsubscription' Services Could Help Artists Earn More From Music Streaming," 30 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inequitable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inequitable
inequitable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of inequitable
formal
: not fair or equal
See the full definition for inequitable in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Legal Definition of inequitable
: contrary to the principles of equity : not fair or just
inequitable conduct