noun

parity

parity, equality

The company is working toward pay parity.

The company is working toward pay parity.

The two currencies reached parity.

The two currencies reached parity.

((parity)) ((between/with sth.)) the state of being equal The goal is parity between the two teams.

Synonyms: equality, equivalence; Antonyms: disparity, inequality

From Latin 'paritas' ('equality'), from 'par' ('equal').

Parity sounds like 'pair-ity'. A 'pair' consists of two equal things.

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