Vocabulary
Inequitable
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
unfair; unjust.
Urdu meaning
ناہموار،غیر منصفانہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In contrast, the formal sector in Pakistan is weighed down by a complex and inequitable tax regime, arbitrary inspections, bribe-seeking officials and documentary requirements that are out of step with a low-literacy population.
- With an inequitable supply of resources, poor infrastructural and environmental health, and soaring crime, Karachi may not feature on the list of livable cities for some time.
- Though the finance minister spoke of the hardships of the compliant corporate sector, his budget speech fell short of addressing the issue of inequitable corporate tax rates, a major obstacle to investment and export growth.
- With the inequitable and corrupt tax system already dragging down growth and investment, the new coercive measures will create more compliance and enforcement challenges than solve the existing ones.
- More than that, the rulers need strong political will to reform the inequitable tax system by tackling the undertaxed sectors such as retail, real estate and agriculture.
Synonyms
unfair, unjust, discriminatory, preferential, one-sided, unequal, uneven, unbalanced
Curator example
“the present taxes are inequitable”
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