格差

かくさ
qualitative difference
disparity

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かくさ【格差】

*difference

〖C〗〖U〗〔…の間の/…における/…との〕相違， 差〔between/in/from〕

a difference in wages ［ 《英》a wage differential］賃金格差

*gap

〖C〗(貿易などの)不均衡.

¶ → 格差のある

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かくさ【格差】

(a) difference (in quality); a differential; a gap.

●賃金(の)格差 a pay differential

・一票の格差 the disparity in the relative weight of a vote; the greater proportional weight of a vote cast in a sparsely populated constituency compared with a vote cast in a densely populated constituency, based on the ratio of voters to representatives in each.

●格差が広がる the gap [disparity] 《between A and B》 widens

・格差が大きい[小さい] there is a considerable [slight] disparity 《in [between]…》.

●所得の格差をなくす abolish disparities in income; abolish earning differentials

・技術力の格差を思い知らされた. We were made aware of the disparity between our respective technological capabilities.

・わが社ではどんな資格を持っているかで給与に格差をつけています. Our company uses a salary scale based on employees' qualifications.

技術格差 a technological gap.