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equalization payments

equalization payments is the plural of equalization payment.

Meaning of equalization payment

Noun

equalization payment (plural equalization payments)

  1. (Canada) Extra money transferred from the federal government to a province, drawn from general tax revenue and intended to redistribute some wealth from relatively prosperous provinces to relatively poor provinces.
    • Ontario may soon be classed as a "have-not" province and receive equalization payments for the first time in its history.2008 February 26, “Opinion: Ontario to join "have-nots"?”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 21 Oct 2015
  2. (Canada) In a divorce agreement, a payment made by one spouse to the other in order to create an equal division of assets.
    • The court set aside a trial judge's decision from 2007 that required Harold Serra to make an "equalization payment" of $3.3 million to his former wife.2009 February 5, Tracey Tyler, “Hard times alter rules on divorce, court says”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 21 Oct 2015

Questions about equalization payments

What is equalization payments the plural of?
Equalization payments is the plural of equalization payment.

Words near equalization payments in the dictionary

  1. equality sign
  2. equality signs
  3. Equality State
  4. equalization
  5. equalization payment
  6. equalization payments
  7. equalizations
  8. equalize
  9. equalized
  10. equalizer
  11. equalizer knot

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