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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024eq•ui•ty /ˈɛkwɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] the quality of being fair or impartial;
fairness. - Business, Lawthe monetary value of a property or business beyond any amounts that are owed on it: [uncountable]The landlord has more than $35,000 equity in that building.[countable]Since they paid off their mortgage, they now have an equity equal to the value of the house.
See -equa-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eq•ui•ty (ek′wi tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the quality of being fair or impartial;
fairness;
impartiality:the equity of Solomon. - something that is fair and just.
- Law
- the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies.
- a system of jurisprudence or a body of doctrines and rules developed in England and followed in the U.S., serving to supplement and remedy the limitations and the inflexibility of the common law.
- an equitable right or claim.
- an equity of redemption.
- Business, Lawthe monetary value of a property or business beyond any amounts owed on it in mortgages, claims, liens, etc.
- Informal Termsownership, esp. when considered as the right to share in future profits or appreciation in value.
- Businessthe interest of the owner of common stock in a corporation.
- Business(in a margin account) the excess of the market value of the securities over any indebtedness.
- Show Business(cap.) See Actors' Equity Association.
- Latin aequitās. See equi-, -ty2
- Middle English equite 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: equity /ˈɛkwɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the quality of being impartial or reasonable; fairness
- an impartial or fair act, decision, etc
- a system of jurisprudence founded on principles of natural justice and fair conduct. It supplements the common law and mitigates its inflexibility, as by providing a remedy where none exists at law
- an equitable right or claim
- the interest of ordinary shareholders in a company
- the market value of a debtor's property in excess of all debts to which it is liable
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French equite, from Latin aequitās, from aequus level, equal Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Equity /ˈɛkwɪtɪ/ n - the actors' trade union
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