C1nounformalsocietybusiness
US/ˈper.ə.ti/
UK/ˈpær.ə.ti/
a state of being equal, especially in pay, status or power
In context
Women's groups are fighting for pay parity with their male colleagues.
The two currencies reached parity for the first time in twenty years.
Gender parity on the board is still a long way off.
Words that go with parity
noun + noun
- pay parityThe union wants pay parity for all staff.
- gender parityGender parity in schools has improved a lot.
- currency parityCurrency parity makes travel cheaper for tourists.
verb + noun
- reach parityThe euro and the dollar nearly reached parity.
- achieve parityIt will take years to achieve parity.
noun + preposition
- parity withTeachers demanded parity with other public workers.
- parity betweenThere is no parity between the two systems.