equalization payments

/IY0 K W AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N P EY0 M AH0 N T S/
noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    In a divorce agreement, a payment made by one spouse to the other in order to create an equal division of assets.

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