Meaning & use
inequity
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Unfairness or injustice, especially in how something is distributed among people.
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The report highlighted the inequity in funding between wealthy and poor school districts.
Activists rallied against the inequity in access to healthcare.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'inequality': inequality describes a difference in amounts, while inequity specifically implies that the difference is unjust.
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unfairnessinjustice
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