inequitable
adjective
in·eq·ui·ta·ble
(ˌ)i-ˈne-kwə-tə-bəl 
: not equitable : unfair
an inequitable distribution of funds
Examples of inequitable in a Sentence
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Agency reports note inequitable access to services FEMA had provided more than $286 million in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene as of Oct. 8 and stood ready to provide more to those affected by that storm and Hurricane Milton.
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Ashfaq Khalfan, director of climate justice for Oxfam America, told me the response to the climate crisis is deeply inequitable and the reason is clear.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
These environmental, social and economic benefits are especially important in low-income neighborhoods and areas with higher populations of people of color where funding has been inequitable.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
Access to these drugs has been inequitable, an August study found.
—April Rubin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Ashfaq Khalfan, director of climate justice for Oxfam America, told me the response to the climate crisis is deeply inequitable and the reason is clear.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
These environmental, social and economic benefits are especially important in low-income neighborhoods and areas with higher populations of people of color where funding has been inequitable.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
Access to these drugs has been inequitable, an August study found.
—April Rubin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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inequitable
adjective
in·eq·ui·ta·ble
in-ˈe-kwi-tə-bəl
: contrary to the principles of equity : not fair or just
inequitable conduct
inequitably
adverb
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