Meaning of equity in English

equity

noun

/ˈek.wə.t̬i/ uk

/ˈek.wɪ.ti/

equity noun (VALUE)

[ C or U ] finance & economics specialized

the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the shareholders, or one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided:

He sold his equity in the company last year.

The rights give holders the opportunity to purchase additional equity interests in the company at a big discount.

[ U ]

the value of a property after you have paid any mortgage or other debts relating to it

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Mortgages & real estate

equity noun (FAIRNESS)

[ U ] formal

the situation in which everyone is treated fairly according to their needs and no group of people is given special treatment:

a society based on equity and social justice

Synonyms

fairness (FAIR TREATMENT)
impartiality
justice (FAIRNESS)

Note:

The opposite of equity is inequity.

[ U ] law specialized

in English-speaking countries, a system of justice that allows a fair judgment of a case where the laws that already exist are not satisfactory

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Justice and fairness

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Unbiased or impartial

(Definition of equity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

equity | Intermediate English

equity

noun

/ˈek·wɪ·t̬i/

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[ C/U ]

the money value of a property or business after debts have been subtracted:

[ U ] How much equity do you have in your home?

[ C/U ]

An equity is also one of the equal parts, or shares, into which the value of a company is divided.

[ U ]

equal treatment; fairness

(Definition of equity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

equity | Business English

equity

noun [ U ]

/ˈekwɪti/ us

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FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

the capital that a company gets from selling its shares rather than borrowing money:

Many internet firms have financed themselves with equity.

Nearly 329 million shares, or 18% of the equity, will go on sale to investors.

issue/raise equity The company is planning to raise equity of £1.1 billion to fund growth plans.

an equity holder/investor/strategist

FINANCE, PROPERTY

(US also home equity)

the value of a property for the owner after it has been sold and any loan paid back:

The equity in your home can be a cheap source of cash.

in equity An owner with a house worth $100,000 and an $80,000 mortgage has $20,000 in equity.

have/lose/release equity (in sth) According to research, retired homeowners have nearly £700 billion of equity in their homes.

LAW

a system of English law that developed from the 17th to the 19th centuries that can still be used to judge a case fairly in a court of law if the rules of common law are not suitable

Examples of equity

equity

They'd perhaps benefit from a fourth equity partner too, if only for product sampling sessions.

From The Atlantic

Equity prices in rich countries would decline by 3-7%, and inflation would be at least half a point higher.

From Business Insider

Improving quality and equity in education is far from being just a money-based problem.

From Heritage.org

These measures should ultimately be part of overall private sector organizational performance measures, as important as market share, return on equity and profit and loss.

From Huffington Post

Cash equities and equity-derivatives products helped drive the increase in revenue, the lender said.

From Bloomberg

No city in the report cornered the market on equity.

From The Seattle Times

Capital flowed into the new industry from commercial banks, venture firms and private equity.

From Bloomberg

The bank also took a pretax loss of $2.2 billion for private equity and strategic investments.

From Reuters

But justice, equity, structural change and truth should be the values on which undoing racism is founded.

From ESPN

But in the private equity market, these angel investment groups have been major players.

From Business Insider

While investors may get their initial equity back, all profits are reinvested to sustain the social mission.

From Huffington Post

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Collocations with equity

equity

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amount of equity

Deducting the amount of outstanding mortgage then produces an estimate of the amount of equity each respondent has tied up in his or her home.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

educational equity

Therefore, an academic system that practices educational equity is a strong foundation of a society that is fair and thriving.

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equity consideration

The second is the equity consideration where likely losers may oppose privatization.

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Translations of equity

in Chinese (Traditional)

價值, （公司的）股本，股票值, 股票…

Meaning of equity in English

equity noun (VALUE)

equity noun (FAIRNESS)

Note:

equity | Intermediate English

equity | Business English

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