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单词 equalization
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equalizationn.

/ˌiːkwəlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology: < equalize v. + -ation suffix.
The action or process of equalizing; the condition of being equalized.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > making equal
coequation1471
perequation1611
equiparation1615
pariation1623
adequation1650
equation1656
equalization1793
nivellization1947
1793 J. Williams Calm Exam. Upon the basis of necessary equalization and reciprocity.
1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 91 An opposite source of equalization, tending to restore that equilibrium which is also continually lost.
1806 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 210 A certain equalization, or approach to equality may be obtained between the motions of the stars.
1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. v. 217 In August 1848, the equalisation of the duties will be effected.
1852 D. G. Mitchell Battle Summer 283 Alas, for the happy equalization which our Republic was to effect.

Phrases

board of equalization n. (in certain state and county governments of the U.S.) a board of commissioners appointed to make uniform the valuations set by local assessors.
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1889 Cent. Dict. III. 1981/2 Board of equalization.
1904 Los Angeles Express 11 Aug. 4 Phoenix, Ariz. Members of the territorial board of equalization are in session here.

Draft additions September 2020

Canadian. As a modifier: designating an unconditional transfer of funds by the federal government to a province with below-average revenue per capita, intended to ensure that all provincial governments provide comparable levels of service and taxation, as in equalization grant, equalization payment, etc.
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1955 Financial Post (Canada) 26 Nov. 27/3 If the standard rates of taxes to be left to the provinces under the new equalization approach are set high, and the equalization payments low, then Ontario, B.C. and Quebec all benefit to some extent.
1963 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 May 6/6 By moving Ontario to the Prairies, Life has settled once and for all the problem of equalization grants.
1989 R. Bothwell et al. Canada since 1945 (rev. ed.) iii. xii. 137 With the substantial advantages promised by the equalization grants, it was unlikely that the ‘have-not’ provinces..would stand out against them; and they did not.
2017 D. Béland et al. Fiscal Federalism & Equalization Policy in Canada iii. 66 The percentage of total equalization payments going to any province will..reflect not only conditions in that province but also conditions in the other provinces.
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