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fair: ▪ I. fair fair ¹ [feə ǁ fer] adjective

a situation or arrangement which is fair is reasonable, honest, and acceptable:

• The committee takes seriously the need to be fair and just in everything it does.

• fair voting procedures

• All we are asking for is a fair wage.

[m0] ▪ II. fair fair ² noun [countable] MARKETING COMMERCE

a large show where business people producing a particular product or service can meet to advertise or sell their products:

• the Frankfurt book fair

• Many businesses deal less formally, for example at trade fairs.

ˈjob fair also caˈreers fair , career fair , reˈcruitment fair

a large event where people looking for jobs and companies looking for employees can meet:

• Some companies may run recruitment drives of their own, or exhibit at a job fair.

ˈtrade fair

MARKETING an event at which many different companies involved in a particular area of business show and sell their products; = TRADE SHOW

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fair UK US /feə^r/ adjective SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

► treating people equally and in a way that is right and reasonable: »It's the government's job to make sure that the tax system is fair and equitable.
be fair on sb »The new regulations are not fair on working parents.
»Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
»Corporations must pay their fair share of the cost of the construction work.

► a fair price, wage, rent, etc. is not too high or too low: »All we're asking for is a fair wage.
»Local growers must be given a fair price for their produce.

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fair UK US /feə^r/ noun [C]

► COMMERCE, MARKETING a large event at which manufacturers, business people, and individuals advertise and sometimes sell their products and services: »The Battersea Contemporary Art Fair is one of the largest in the UK.

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Synonyms:

Spotless, unspotted, untarnished, unblemished, unstained / Tolerable, passable, pretty good, more than middling, above mediocrity / White, light, blond / Handsome, comely, cloudless / Pleasant, clear, cloudless, unclouded / Favorable, prosperous / Promising, hopeful / Open, distinct, plain, unobstructed, unencumbered / Frank, honest, candid, ingenuous, just, honorable, upright, impartial, unbiassed / Reasonable, proper, equitable, just

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fair — adj 1: characterized by honesty and justice: free from self interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism a fair and impartial tribunal 2: reasonable as a basis for exchange a fair wage a fair valuation 3: consistent with merit or importance … Law dictionary
Fair — (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fair — fair1 [fer] adj. [ME < OE fæger, akin to FAIN, Goth fagrs, apt, fit < IE base * pek , to be content, make (something) pretty > Lith púošiu, to ornament] 1. attractive; beautiful; lovely 2. unblemished; clean [a fair name] 3. [< notion … English World dictionary
fair — Ⅰ. fair [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) just or appropriate in the circumstances. 2) treating people equally. 3) considerable in size or amount. 4) moderately good. 5) (of hair or complexion) light; blonde. 6) (of weather) f … English terms dictionary
fair do's — /dooz/ (pl of ↑do; informal) An expression appealing for, or agreeing to, fair play, strict honesty, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑fair * * * fair do’s british spoken phrase used for drawing attention to something good about someone although you are… … Useful english dictionary
fair — adj 1 comely, lovely, *beautiful, pretty, bonny, handsome, beauteous, pulchritudinous, good looking Analogous words: delicate, dainty, exquisite (see CHOICE): charming, attractive, enchanting (see under ATTRACT): pure, *chaste Antonyms: foul: ill … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Fair — steht für: einen Ausdruck im Sinne von „gerecht“ in den Bereichen Sport, Recht und Informatik: siehe Fairness als Abkürzung FAIR „Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research“, siehe GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Fairness Accuracy in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fair — Fair, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae, pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus festal. See {Feast}.] 1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fair Em — Fair Em, the Miller s Daughter of Manchester, is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written c. 1590. It was bound together with Mucedorus and The Merry Devil of Edmonton in a volume labelled Shakespeare. Vol. I in the library of Charles II… … Wikipedia
fair — fair, fairly adverbs. Fair is used in its ordinary meaning ‘in a fair manner’ in several fixed expressions, e.g. to bid fair, to play fair, fair between the eyes. In dialect use and in some non British varieties it is used to mean ‘completely,… … Modern English usage
fair — [adj1] impartial, unprejudiced aboveboard, benevolent, blameless, candid, civil, clean, courteous, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, equal, equitable, even handed, frank, generous, good, honest, honorable, impartial, just, lawful, legitimate … New thesaurus

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