parity — I noun alikeness, analogy, approximation, balance, close correspondence, coequality, comparability, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equability, equality, equation, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, equivalency, identical value,… … Law dictionary
parity — parity1 [par′ə tē] n. pl. parities [Fr parité < L paritas < par, equal: see PAR1] 1. the state or condition of being the same in power, value, rank, etc.; equality 2. resemblance; similarity 3. equivalence in value of one currency expressed … English World dictionary
parity — parity1 /par i tee/, n. 1. equality, as in amount, status, or character. 2. equivalence; correspondence; similarity; analogy. 3. Finance. a. equivalence in value in the currency of another country. b. equivalence in value at a fixed ratio between … Universalium
parity — For convertibles, level at which a convertible security s market price equals the aggregate value of the underlying common stock; value/worth of the convertible bond considered only as an equity instrument ( conversion ratio times common price).… … Financial and business terms
Parity Price — When the price of an asset is directly linked to another price. Examples of parity price are: 1. Convertibles the price at which a convertible security equals the value of the underlying stock. 2. Options when an option is trading at its… … Investment dictionary
parity — Equality in amount or value. Equivalence of prices of farm products in relation to those existing at some former date (base period) or to the general cost of living. Parity prices are important in establishing government price support programs… … Black's law dictionary
parity — I par•i•ty [[t]ˈpær ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) equality, as in amount, status, or character 2) equivalence or correspondence; similarity 3) bus a) equivalent value in the currency of another country b) equivalent value at a fixed ratio between… … From formal English to slang
parity — A yardstick for measuring the prosperity of the farmer, the measurement taken being relative, the purpose being to have the prices of farm products at such levels that such products will have the same purchasing power in terms of goods and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Doctrine of parity — The doctrine of parity was used to justify agricultural price controls in the United States beginning in the 1920s. It was the belief that farming should be as profitable as it was between 1909 and 1914, an era of high food prices and farm… … Wikipedia
American Farm Bureau Federation — (AFBF) Established in 1919 as a federation of state bureaus, the AFBF represented 36 states and developed from the farm extension programs established during World War I to disseminate more widely scientific and technical advances in… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Knud Wefald — (November 3, 1869 ndash; October 25, 1936), a U.S. Representative from Minnesota; born in Kragerø, Norway; attended the local schools and high school of his native land. He immigrated to the United States in 1887 and in 1896 settled in Hawley,… … Wikipedia
