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comparable worth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
com-pa-ra-ble -worth
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

equal pay for equal work

Frequently Paired Words

equal pay for equal work

Synonyms

pay equity

Questions

What does comparable worth mean?
The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.

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