noun
equity
EHK-wih-tee
noun
1
Fairness and impartiality, especially in the way people are treated.
"The charter promotes equity and inclusion across the school."
2
Finance: the value of an owned property or business after debts are subtracted; ownership stakes in a company (shares).
"After paying off half the mortgage, they have significant equity in their home."
"The startup offered new hires equity instead of a higher salary."
How to Use Equity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFairness in general — or, in finance, the value you actually own in a property or company once debts are subtracted.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
home equity
equity in the company
private equity
Word Forms
equities plural
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Etymology
From Latin aequitas, "fairness, evenness," from aequus ("equal, fair").