Used in a Sentence

equalised

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for equalised.

Editorial note

The age of consent was equalised in 2001 (for England, Wales, and Scotland) and 2009 for NI.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

caused to be equal

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of equalised gathered in one view.

adjective

caused to be equal

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for equalised.

Example sentences

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The age of consent was equalised in 2001 (for England, Wales, and Scotland) and 2009 for NI.

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You are correct about the evidentiary standard being roughly equalised‡, and the Baker review confirmed this.

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So, the IRA campaign began after the voting situation was equalised, for rate payers and non rate payers alike, in 1969.

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The internet has absolutely equalised just about every market you can think of.

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Then I had quite a few bad experiences and flipped back to hotels as the price equalised.

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So it won't superheat 800 cubic metres of air into an explosion, even if there was a huge leak and pressure equalised very fast.

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Innovation that was quickly equalised followed by a long period of leadership.

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The Age of Consent wasn't equalised to 16 UK wide until 2008.

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The top marginal tax rate and corporate tax rate should be equalised.

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I can definitely see that rates ought to equalised across different medical career paths though.

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I agree that maternity and paternity benefits should be equalised, so that the costs of employing a man or a woman become similar.

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When this was equalised there were massive protests.

Quote examples

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It's better to feel punished now when your illfound gains are equalised to the people who lost out for you to have them, than to continue punishing the people who lost out forever because you don't have the humility to say "yeah my ancesters were probably wrong about this" > No clue if that's true, apparently two high schools in Cleveland got merged in 2017 due to segregation.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use equalised in a sentence?

The age of consent was equalised in 2001 (for England, Wales, and Scotland) and 2009 for NI.

What does equalised mean?

caused to be equal

What part of speech is equalised?

equalised is commonly used as adjective.