fair share
noun
the just portion of money or other resources, recognition, or effort, due to or from someone.
unfair share
-
a word derived from
fair share.
Example Sentences
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The justices said these “impact fees” may be unconstitutional if builders and developers are forced to pay an unfair share of the cost of public projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
“No American should have to live, work or send their kids to school in a neighborhood that carries an unfair share of environmental hazards.”
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Now, however, those beta cells are not looking quite as innocent, and the immune system is looking like it has gotten an unfair share of blame.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2021
“This is about making sure Google and Facebook don’t take an unfair share of the advertising for news media.”
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2021
Yet if their share is a fair share of the earnings of this community, you have an unfair share.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
