equalization

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noun

The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.

Less commonScrabble 30

Meanings

nounequalization (countable and uncountable, plural equalizations)

plural equalizations · alternative equalisation

  1. countableuncountableThe 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
  2. countableuncountabledivingManeuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
  3. countableuncountablebusinessRepayment 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of making equal or uniform

Broader
actdeedhuman action
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Latinaequālis
  7. Middle Englishequal
  8. Englishequal
  9. Englishequalize
  10. Englishequalization

From equalize + -ation.

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Translations

Bulgarian изравняване
  • изравняване (izravnjavane)act of equalizing
French égalisation
  • égalisationact of equalizing
German Ausgleich, Druckausgleich
  • Ausgleichact of equalizing
  • Druckausgleichdiving maneuver
Greek εξίσωση
  • εξίσωση (exísosi)act of equalizing
Hungarian kiegyenlítés, kiegyenlítődés
  • kiegyenlítésact of equalizing
  • kiegyenlítődésact of equalizing
Italian equalizzazione, compensazione
  • equalizzazioneact of equalizing
  • compensazionediving maneuver
Māori whakatauritenga
  • whakatauritengaact of equalizing
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“equalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equalization.

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