inequity

noun

in·​eq·​ui·​ty (ˌ)i-ˈne-kwə-tē 

1

: injustice, unfairness

social/racial/educational inequity

… rebellion against flagrant inequity in the labor market …

—Robert Lekachman

2

: an instance of injustice or unfairness

wage inequities

Synonyms of inequity

• injustice

Examples of inequity in a Sentence

the inequities in wages paid to men and women

the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs

Recent Examples on the Web

But as wealth inequities simultaneously reach new extremes, the transfer has amplified questions about whether wealthy families are moving fast in their promises of impactful giving. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Their viewpoints are only represented through archive footage, and their distancing from the project suggests lingering dissatisfaction with the inequities surrounding money and creative credit. — Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Yale, a key champion of the quantum effort and an economic anchor in New Haven, has often found itself at the center of local discussions around displacement, gentrification and inequity. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for inequity

• equity

Kids Definition

inequity

noun

in·​eq·​ui·​ty (ˈ)in-ˈek-wət-ē 

plural inequities

1

: injustice sense 1, unfairness

2

: an instance of injustice or unfairness

Legal Definition

inequity

noun

in·​eq·​ui·​ty in-ˈe-kwə-tē 

plural inequities

: injustice

also : an instance of injustice