disparity in pay

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• disparity — UK US /dɪˈspærəti/ noun [C or U] (plural disparities) ECONOMICS ► 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… …   Financial and business terms

• disparity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, gross, huge, vast, wide ▪ growing ▪ glaring …   Collocations dictionary

• pay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hourly, monthly, weekly ▪ full, half (both esp. BrE) ▪ He has taken leave on half pay. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• disparity — di|spar|i|ty [dıˈspærıti] n plural disparities [U and C] formal a difference between two or more things, especially an unfair one →↑parity disparity in/between ▪ We are still seeing a disparity between the rates of pay for men and women …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disparity — noun (C, U) formal a difference between two or more things, especially an unfair one (+ in/between): We are still seeing a disparity between the rates of pay for men and women. see also: parity …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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