equitable  /ˈɛ kwə tə bəl/ ? Meaning of "equitable"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

Usage(s):

  1. To win the investors back after Wall Street crisis, both the markets and the brokerage industry had launched campaigns to reassure investors that Wall Street is solid and equitable.
  2. The US governments efforts to give blacks a more equitable share of the nation's goods and benefits has reduced the inequality between the blacks and the whites.
  3. The equitable allocation of money to all departments during budget left everyone with smiles.

Quotes

  1. Wolfowitz told the board, "You still have the opportunity to avoid long-term damage by resolving this matter in a fair and equitable way that recognizes that we all tried to do the right thing, however imperfectly we went about it."
    on May 16, 2007 By: Paul Wolfowitz Source: Forbes

  2. "Every citizen of this planet must have an equal share of the planetary atmospheric space. Long-term convergence of per capita emissions is therefore the only equitable basis for a global compact on climate change," Singh said, once again,...
    on Jun 30, 2008 By: Manmohan Singh Source: Calcutta Telegraph

  3. Correa called on Ecuadoreans to help him "achieve a brave, sovereign and dignified homeland - equitable, just and without misery."
    on Sep 28, 2008 By: Rafael Correa Source: guardian.co.uk

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