equity
noun /ˈekwəti/
/ˈekwəti/
- [uncountable] (finance) the value of a company’s shares
- He plans to raise the company’s return on equity to 15%.
Wordfinder- asset
- bond
- capital
- dividend
- equity
- fund
- interest
- invest
- portfolio
- share
- [uncountable] the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid
- The couple have no savings except for the equity in their house.
- equities[plural] (finance) shares in a company that do not pay a fixed amount of interestTopics Moneyc2
- [uncountable] (formal) a situation in which everyone is treated equally synonym fairness
- a society where justice and equity prevail
- [uncountable] (law, especially British English) a system of natural justice allowing a fair judgement in a situation which is not covered by the existing laws
- The rules of common law and equity are both, in essence, systems of private law.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French equité, from Latin aequitas, from aequus ‘equal’.