pari passu

UK: /ˌpærɪ ˈpæsuː/, /ˈpɑːrɪ ˈpæsuː/

US: (pä′rē päs′so̅o̅; Eng. pâr′ī pas′o̅o̅, pâr′ē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pa•ri pas•su  (pä′rē päs′so̅o̅; Eng. pâr′ī pas′o̅o̅, pâr′ē), [Latin.]

1. Foreign Terms with equal pace or progress;
   side by side.
2. Foreign Terms without partiality;
   equably;
   fairly.

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pari passu / ˌpærɪ ˈpæsuː ˈpɑːrɪ/ adverb

1. with equal speed or progress; equably: often used to refer to the right of creditors to receive assets from the same source without one taking precedence