pari passu

[ pah-ree pahs-soo; English pair-ahy pas-oo, pair-ee ]

/ ˈpɑ ri ˈpɑs su; English ˈpɛər aɪ ˈpæs u, ˈpɛər i /

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adverb, Latin.

with equal pace or progress; side by side.

without partiality; equably; fairly.

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How to use pari passu in a sentence

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For neither fuel consumption nor wages of train crews expands pari passu with the paying load.
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Huic filius Roluo succedit, uir corporis animique dotibus uenustus, qui statur magnitudinem pari uirtutis habitu commendaret.
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British Dictionary definitions for pari passu

pari passu

/ Latin (ˌpærɪ ˈpæsuː, ˈpɑːrɪ) /

adverb

usually law 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

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