source of inequality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsourceandinequality
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withinequalityorsource.
source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
See more atsource
inequality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than ...
See more atinequality
(Definition ofsourceandinequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsource of inequality
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
This effect is very small in the model but the most importantsourceofinequalitychange in the data.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Globalisation does not necessarily mean well-being and wealth and, in many cases, it is or could be asourceofinequalityand greater poverty.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
One majorsourceofinequalityis that some people cannot afford to engage the services of lawyers when they need them.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We shall attack wealth as the mainsourceofinequalityand social divisions.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
None of us would have put our names to a report that proposed to continue for ever the greatest remainingsourceofinequalitybetween men and women—the state pension age.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For even if these new communication technologies enable us to effectively combat failure at school, we also know that the cost of the equipment is asourceofinequality.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Racism touches all of us and remains a primarysourceofinequalityand oppression in our society.
From
Wikipedia
These sources of inequality remain important moral contradictions connected with the management of shortages of healthcare resources.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One approach starts from some moral conception of the good to be distributed and deduces from it the legitimate sources of inequality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is arguable that they have an institutional incentive to ensure that they define disability in a way which does not invite comparison with other sources of inequality and disadvantage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsource
Go to the definition ofinequality
See other collocations withinequality
See other collocations withsource