🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

equitativo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-ki-ta-ti-vo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Equitable/ˈɛkwɪtəbl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El juez tomó una decisión equitativa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Fair and impartial; treating all people equally.

    "The judge made an equitable decision that satisfied both parties."
  2. 2

    Characterized by fairness and justice in the distribution of resources or treatment.

    "The organization aims to create equitable opportunities for all employees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'equitable' originates from the Latin 'aequitas', meaning 'fairness' or 'equality', which evolved through Old French 'equitable' in the 14th century, retaining its connotation of fairness and justice in modern English.

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