equalization

English

Alternative forms

• equalisation UK only

Etymology

Etymology tree

English equal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English equalize

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English equalization

From equalize + -ation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

equalization (countable and uncountable, plural equalizations)

1. The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
   • 1971, “Demand”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 4:

     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

2. (underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
3. (finance) Repayment 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.

Derived terms

• disequalization
• equalization payment
• misequalization

Related terms

• equalize
• equalizer

Translations

act of equalizing

• Bulgarian: изравняване n (izravnjavane)
• French: égalisation (fr)
• German: Ausgleich (de) m
• Greek: εξίσωση (el) f (exísosi)
• Hungarian: kiegyenlítés (hu), kiegyenlítődés (hu)
• Italian: equalizzazione (it) f
• Māori: whakatauritenga

diving maneuver

• German: Druckausgleich (de) m
• Italian: compensazione (it) f

repayment of unit price surcharge