equalization

UK: /ˌiːkwəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•qual•ize /ˈikwəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make equal.

e•qual•i•za•tion /ˌikwələˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -equa-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•qual•ize  (ē′kwə līz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make equal:
   to equalize tax burdens.
2. to make uniform:
   to equalize a rate of production.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] e′qual•ise′. 

• equal + -ize 1580–90

e′qual•i•za′tion, n.