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parity

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈpær.ə.ti/ US  /ˈper.ə.t̬i/

Definition

equality, especially of pay or position: British nurses would like to see pay parity with nurses in other major European countries.Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities
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