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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 disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico. growing / huge / increasing disparity.
The word is often used to describe a social or economic condition that's considered unfairly unequal: a racial disparity in hiring, a health disparity between the rich and the poor, an income disparity between men and women, and so on.
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 disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico. growing / huge / increasing disparity.
Disparity definition: lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference. See examples of DISPARITY used in a sentence.
Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference. Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job.
noun. /dɪˈspærəti/ [uncountable, countable] (plural disparities) (formal) a difference, especially one connected with unfair treatment. disparity between A and B The wide disparity between rich and poor was highlighted. disparity (in something) growing regional disparities in economic prosperity.
If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. [formal] ...disparities in pay between men and women. [ + between/in] ...the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries. Synonyms: difference, gap, inequality, distinction More Synonyms of disparity.
DISPARITY definition: difference, usually relating to the money people earn or their position. Learn more.
DISPARITY meaning: a noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things.
1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater). 2. Unlikeness; incongruity. [French disparité, from Old French desparite, from Late Latin disparitās : Latin dis-, dis- + Late Latin paritās, equality; see parity1 .]
