In finance, your equity is the sum of your assets, for example the value of your house, once your debts have been subtracted from it.
[business]
To capture his equity, Murphy must either sell or refinance.
...a Personal Equity Plan.
2. See also negative equity
3. uncountable noun
Equity is the quality of being fair and reasonable in a way that gives equal treatment to everyone.
We base this call on grounds of social justice and equity.
More Synonyms of equity
equity in British English
(ˈɛkwɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
the quality of being impartial or reasonable; fairness
2.
an impartial or fair act, decision, etc
3. law
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
4. law
an equitable right or claim
equity of redemption
5.
the interest of ordinary shareholders in a company
6.
the market value of a debtor's property in excess of all debts to which it is liable
Word origin
C14: from Old French equite, from Latin aequitās, from aequus level, equal
Equity in British English
(ˈɛkwɪtɪ)
noun
the actors' trade union
Full name: Actors' Equity Association
equity in American English
(ˈɛkwɪti)
nounWord forms: pluralˈequities
1.
fairness; impartiality; justice
2.
anything that is fair or equitable
3. US
the value of property beyond the total amount owed on it in mortgages, liens, etc.
4. Accounting and Finance
a.
assets minus liabilities; net worth; capital
b.
that portion of a company's net worth belonging to its owners or shareholders
shareholders' equity
c. [pl.]
shares of stock
bonds and equities
5. Law
a.
resort to general principles of fairness and justice whenever existing law is inadequate
b.
a system of rules and doctrines, as in the U.S., supplementing common and statute law and superseding such law when it proves inadequate for just settlement
c.
a right or claim recognized in a court of equity
d.
equity of redemption
adjective
6.
of or relating to stocks, stock markets, etc.
equity financing
Word origin
ME equite < OFr équité < L aequitas, equality < aequus: see equal
equity in Finance
(ɛkwɪti)
noun
(Finance: Corporate)
Equity is the sum of the assets or investments of a business after liabilities have been subtracted.
To capture their equity, they must either sell or refinance.
The company is considering raising part of its future capital requirements by sellingequity to the public.
Equity is the sum of the assets or investments of a business after liabilities have beensubtracted.
debt-to-equity ratio, return on equity, sweat equity
equity in Accounting
(ɛkwɪti)
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)
Equity is the sum of your assets or investments once your debts have been subtracted.
To capture their equity, they must either sell or refinance.
The company is considering raising part of its future capital requirements by sellingequity to the public.
Equity is the sum of your assets or investments once your debts have been subtracted.
debt-to-equity ratio, return on equity, shareholders' equity
Examples of 'equity' in a sentence
equity
About half the people in care homes will be paying the full fees themselves, many using the equity in their houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It attributes this primarily to people being unable to release equity by selling their home.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Investors around the world have been selling equities because of fears about anaemic global growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The equity loan is interest free for the first five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Earnings per share will rise further because share buybacks narrowed the equity base.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He now wants his share of the equity from our house.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To cover their margin calls, the funds were forced to sell some equity assets.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Lawyers and tax experts treat preferred as part of the company 's equity.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
After he was bought out, he held no equity in the company.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
We had been teaching a few years, we had little equity in our houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Courts will balance the respective interests of the parties, looking at both justice and equity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Consequently our funds are intended for the more cautious investor who is looking to minimise the volatility that is inherent with equity based investments.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Although there was a lot of equity in the house, he was prepared to give it all to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Those in negative equity must sell their home at a loss if they cannot keep up with their mortgage repayments or if they need to move home.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Small investors will sell more equity unit trusts this year than they will buy - the first such decline in at least a decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The funds are raised by selling new equity (stock) or from retained earnings.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
If it succeeds, this could lead to a wave of selling of equity and fixed-income investments.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In the same period, homeowners withdrew some 290 billion of equity from their houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is emotionally tied to all our ideas of fairness, justice, and equity.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
That is very common in equity investment, but something that you don't usually see with property.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For example, if you have a lot of equity in your house you may persuade the lender to add any arrears to the value of the mortgage.
Tondeur, Keith Say Goodbye to Debt (1994)
They, above all, require careful thinking and clear policy and procedures which live up to high standards of fairness and equity.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The common shareholders' equity is simply the total value of the assets less the current and long-term liabilities and the preferred stock.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
So, paradoxically, secrecy increases fairness in the equity sense because people can more easily be rewarded for the full range of their outputs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
equity
British English: equity NOUN
In finance, your equity is the sum of your assets, once your debts have been subtracted from it.
To capture his equity, he must either sell or refinance.
American English: equity
Brazilian Portuguese: patrimônio
Chinese: 资产净值
European Spanish: valor líquido
French: capitaux propres
German: Stammkapital
Italian: patrimonio netto
Japanese: 純資産額
Korean: > 순자산 총액채무를 뺀
European Portuguese: património
Latin American Spanish: valor líquido
All related terms of 'equity'
Equity card
a card proving membership of an actors ' trade union
equity income
A person's or organization's income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out.
equity issue
the sale of new stocks to an investor by a company
equity stake
If you have a stake in something such as a business, it matters to you, for example because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you.
sweat equity
hard work put into a house, business, etc. to increase its value
wife's equity
a wife's right to have provision made for her and her children out of her estate , without the aid of a court of equity , if her husband cannot obtain the funds
equity account
An equity account is an account recording ownership interests in a company.
equity capital
the part of the share capital of a company owned by ordinary shareholders or in certain circumstances by other classes of shareholder
negative equity
If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity , the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home .
private equity
equity in a business that is raised from private sources, as opposed to shares that can be traded publicly
employment equity
a policy or programme designed to reserve jobs for people formerly disadvantaged under apartheid
equity weighting
the practice of assigning different values to currencies according to factors such as geographical location and climate
return on equity
A return on equity is a measure of profitability that is calculated by dividing net income after interest and taxes by average common stockholders' equity.
shareholders' equity
Shareholders ' equity is the total amount of ownership investment in a company .
equity-linked policy
an insurance or assurance policy in which premiums are invested partially or wholly in ordinary shares for the eventual benefit of the beneficiaries of the policy
equity of redemption
the right that a mortgager has in equity to redeem his or her property on payment of the sum owing , even though the sum is overdue
personal equity plan
personal equity plan: a method of saving in the UK with certain tax advantages , in which investments up to a fixed annual value can be purchased : replaced by the ISA in 1999 but arrangements for existing PEPs remain unchanged
debt-to-equity ratio
A company's debt-to-equity ratio is a measure of leverage that is calculated by dividing total liabilities by shareholders ' equity .
private-equity company
an organization that uses private equity to gain control of and manage companies
Actors' Equity Association
the actors ' trade union
HELOC
A HELOC is an additional loan secured by a residence as well as the original mortgage .
(noun)
Definition
the quality of being impartial
a system based on social justice and equity
Synonyms
fairness
concern about the fairness of the election campaign
justice
There is no justice in this world!
integrity
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
honesty
It's time for complete honesty from political representatives.
fair play
righteousness
adopting a tone of moral righteousness
impartiality
a justice system lacking impartiality
rectitude
people of the utmost rectitude
reasonableness
even-handedness
fair-mindedness
uprightness
a contest in which courage and uprightness win through
equitableness
Opposites
discrimination
,
preference
,
prejudice
,
bias
,
injustice
,
unfairness
,
partiality
Additional synonyms
in the sense of honesty
Definition
the quality of being truthful and trustworthy
It's time for complete honesty from political representatives.