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- Dictionarydisparity/dɪˈsparɪti/
noun
- 1. a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair: "economic disparities between different regions of the country"
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a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair: economic/income/pay disparity Manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico. growing / huge / increasing disparity.
The word is often used to describe a social or economic condition that's considered unfairly unequal: a racial disparity in hiring, a health disparity between the rich and the poor, an income disparity between men and women, and so on.
Disparity definition: lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference. See examples of DISPARITY used in a sentence.
If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. [formal] ...disparities in pay between men and women. [+ between/in] ...the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries.
a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair: economic/income/pay disparity Manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico. growing / huge / increasing disparity.
noun. /dɪˈspærəti/ [uncountable, countable] (plural disparities) (formal) a difference, especially one connected with unfair treatment. disparity between A and B The wide disparity between rich and poor was highlighted. disparity (in something) growing regional disparities in economic prosperity.
Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference. Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job.
DISPARITY definition: difference, usually relating to the money people earn or their position. Learn more.
Definition of disparity noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. disparity. noun. /dɪˈspærət̮i/ [uncountable, countable] (pl. disparities) (formal) a difference, especially one connected with unfair treatment the wide disparity between rich and poor growing regional disparities in economic prosperity. Take your English to the next level.
1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater). 2. Unlikeness; incongruity. [French disparité, from Old French desparite, from Late Latin disparitās : Latin dis-, dis- + Late Latin paritās, equality; see parity1.]
