equalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin aequālisbor. Middle English equal English equal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English equalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English equalization From equalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
The removal of the nebulous terms "gross indecency" and "indecent act" from the Criminal Code and their replacement by a specific listing of offences, and the equalization of penalties for all remaining homosexual and heterosexual acts
1971, “Demand”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
- (countable, uncountable) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| equalisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| equalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disequalization · misequalization · equalization payment
Relateds
Translations (10)
it compensazione (diving maneuver) · de Druckausgleich (diving maneuver) · de Ausgleich (act of equalizing) · hu kiegyenlítődés (act of equalizing) · it equalizzazione (act of equalizing) · bg изравняване (act of equalizing) · fr égalisation (act of equalizing) · el εξίσωση (act of equalizing) · hu kiegyenlítés (act of equalizing) · mi whakatauritenga (act of equalizing)