parity
2021年07月13日
parity
(pærɪti)
Word forms: plural parities
1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If there is parity between two things, they are equal.
[formal]
Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.
Italy wanted naval parity with France.
Synonyms: equality, correspondence, consistency, equivalence More Synonyms of parity
2. VARIABLE NOUN
If there is parity between the units of currency of two countries, the exchange rate is such that the units are equal to each other.
[technical]
The government was ready to let the pound sink to parity with the dollar if necessary. [+ with]
"The closer you get to someone who's right down at 20, and otherwise blameless in their health, the more you have to think through these really very rare side effects - the risk/benefits might get closer to parity."
(pærɪti)
Word forms: plural parities
1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If there is parity between two things, they are equal.
[formal]
Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.
Italy wanted naval parity with France.
Synonyms: equality, correspondence, consistency, equivalence More Synonyms of parity
2. VARIABLE NOUN
If there is parity between the units of currency of two countries, the exchange rate is such that the units are equal to each other.
[technical]
The government was ready to let the pound sink to parity with the dollar if necessary. [+ with]
"The closer you get to someone who's right down at 20, and otherwise blameless in their health, the more you have to think through these really very rare side effects - the risk/benefits might get closer to parity."
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