parity

parity: I noun alikeness, analogy, approximation, balance, close correspondence, coequality, comparability, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equability, equality, equation, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, equivalency, identical value, identicalness, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, sameness, semblance, similarity, similtude, state of being equal, symmetry, uniformity associated concepts: wage parity II index analogy, balance (equality), correspondence (similarity), equipoise, identity (similarity), resemblance

parity: n.

(1) Equality, particularly of pay or status; equivalence of goods.

(2) A method of regulating prices for farm goods by making them equivalent to prices set on a particular date.

(3) One country’s value in terms of another’s at a particular rate of exchange.
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parity: Equality in amount or value. Equivalence of prices of farm products to the prices existing at some former date (the base period) or to the general cost of living; equivalence of prices of goods or services in two different markets. The relationship between two currencies such that they are exchangeable for each other at the par or official rate of exchange.

parity: Equality in amount or value. Equivalence of prices of farm products to the prices existing at some former date (the base period) or to the general cost of living; equivalence of prices of goods or services in two different markets. The relationship between two currencies such that they are exchangeable for each other at the par or official rate of exchange.

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Equality, equivalence, likeness, sameness, analogy, close correspondence

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