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单词 sweat equity
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sweat equity


sweat equity

n.1. Work, especially manual labor, performed in return for a share in ownership, as of a home, or in the expectation of increasing the value of a property one has purchased.2. Sustained effort; hard work: "Coming up with compelling plots is a little bit inspiration and a lot of sweat equity" (David Baldacci).

sweat′ eq`uity


n. unreimbursed labor that increases the value of a property. [1965–70]
Thesaurus
Noun1.sweat equity - interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenanceequity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

sweat equity


sweat equity

Work that one puts into a property or other venture, so as to increase its value. It is perhaps most commonly used to describe improvements or repairs that one makes to one's home. We're putting some sweat equity into our house by redoing our kitchen. Did you see that glowing write-up in the newspaper? All the sweat equity he put into his company is finally paying off.See also: sweat

Sweat equity


Sweat equity

The investment of property owner’s or occupant’s own labor in rehabilitation work as a form of payment.

sweat equity


Sweat equity

An increase in equity created by the labor of the owner.

Sweat Equity

The physical work that one puts into an asset, company, or venture that increases its value. For example, one may work constantly on one's writing business so as to increase the revenue one receives from various contracts. This, in turn, increases the value of the business when the writer decides to sell the contracts to someone else. Likewise, one may build a new front porch onto one's house to increase its resale value. In both cases, the physical work is called sweat equity.

sweat equity

An increase in the value of property due to the rehabilitation and renovation efforts of the owner,usually acting as his or her own general contractor,subcontractor,and laborer.

sweat equity


  • noun

Words related to sweat equity

noun interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance

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  • equity
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