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    probity
    /ˈprəʊbɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency: formal "financial probity"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › probityProbity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PROBITY is adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness. How to use probity in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Probity.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROBITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of being honest and behaving correctly: The Secretary-General will spare no effort to continue to ensure that the highest standards of probity are maintained. financial/fiscal probity The voting public still demands high standards of financial probity in public life.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › probityPROBITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Probity definition: integrity and uprightness; honesty. . See examples of PROBITY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROBITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the quality of being honest and behaving correctly: The Secretary-General will spare no effort to continue to ensure that the highest standards of probity are maintained. financial/fiscal probity The voting public still demands high standards of financial probity in public life.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprobity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of probity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › probityProbity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    probity. /ˈproʊbədi/ IPA guide. Other forms: probities. Though probity sounds like what you might do with a sharp stick, it actually means being morally and ethically above reproach, or having integrity. If you show fiscal probity, it means you are responsible and ethical with your money.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROBITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. integrity and uprightness; honesty. SYNONYMS rectitude. ANTONYMS dishonesty. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › probityProbity - definition of probity by The Free Dictionary

    Define probity. probity synonyms, probity pronunciation, probity translation, English dictionary definition of probity. n. Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness: "He was a gentlemanly Georgian, a person of early American probity" .

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › probity_nprobity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun probity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for probity is from around 1425, in Book of Foundation of St. Bartholomew's . probity is of multiple origins.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › probityPROBITY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "PROBITY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.