EQUITY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of equity – Learner’s Dictionary

equity
noun [ U ]
  formal
uk
/ˈekwɪti/ us
Add to word list Add to word list
the situation when everyone is treated fairly and equally:
pay equity
Compare
inequity
(Definition of equity from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of equity

in Chinese (Traditional)
價值, （公司的）股本，股票值, 股票…
See more
in Chinese (Simplified)
价值, （公司的）股本，股票值, 股票…
See more
in Spanish
equidad…
See more
in Portuguese
equidade…
See more
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
adalet, eşitlik, dürüstlük…
See more
équité…
See more
billijkheid…
See more
spravedlnost…
See more
rimelighed, retfærdighed…
See more
keadilan…
See more
ความถูกต้อง…
See more
tính công bằng…
See more
sprawiedliwość, równość, wartośćmajątkunetto…
See more
keadilan…
See more
die Billigkeit…
See more
rettferdighet…
See more
справедливість, неупередженість…
See more
справедливость, акционерный капитал, акция (предприятия)…
See more
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

Translator tool
 

Browse

equi-
equip
equipment
equitable
equity
equivalent
er
era
eradicate

Word of the Day

optical illusion

UK
/ˌɒp.tɪ.kəl ɪˈluː.ʒən/
US
/ˌɑːp.tɪ.kəl ɪˈluː.ʒən/

something that tricks your eyes and makes you think you see something that is not really there, or see it differently from how it really is

About this

Blog

The world is your oyster! (Idioms with the word ‘world’, Part 1)

New Words

autumn sneezing syndrome

More new words
has been added to list
To top
Contents
Learner’s DictionaryTranslations
English (US)   Change
English (UK) English (US) Español Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Polski 한국어 Türkçe 日本語 Tiếng Việt Nederlands Dansk Norsk हिंदी বাঙ্গালি मराठी ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
Contents
My word lists

Add equity to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: