Definition of equity Equity
/ɛˈkwʌti/ - [ekwutee] - Eq•ui•ty
We found 13 definitions of equity from 6 different sources.
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What does equity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: equities |
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| equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | ||
| stake, interest a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | ||
| equity - the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it | ||
| equity - conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" | ||
| fairness | ||
| inequity, unfairness injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | ||
| justness, justice conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty" | ||
| non-discrimination fairness in treating people without prejudice | ||
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Wiktionary 
- equity (Noun)
Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business. - equity (Noun)
Justice, impartiality or fairness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- equity (n.)
Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality. - equity (n.)
An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc. - equity (n.)
A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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equity
The ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation. -
equity
Justice, impartiality and fairness. -
equity
A legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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equity
ek′wi-ti, n. right as founded on the laws of nature: moral justice, of which laws are the imperfect expression: the spirit of justice which enables us to interpret laws rightly: fairness.—adj. Eq′uitable, possessing or showing equity: held or exercised in equity.—n. Eq′uitableness.—adv. Eq′uitably. [Fr. equité—L. æquitas—æquus, equal.]
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🔤- equity, noun, singular of equities.
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