Equity
21equity — 1) A beneficial interest in an asset. For example, a person having a house worth £250, 000 with a mortgage of £100, 000 may be said to have an equity of £150, 000 in the house. See also negative equity 2) The net assets of a company after all… …
22equity — A term having a variety of meanings. The mitigating principles, by the application of which substantial justice may be attained in particular cases wherein the prescribed or customary forms of ordinary law seem to be inadequate. A complex system… …
23equity — [[t]e̱kwɪti[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT 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. [TECHNICAL] → See also negative equity To capture his equity, Murphy must… …
24Equity — 1. A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest. 2. On a company s balance sheet, the amount of the funds contributed by the owners (the stockholders) plus the retained earnings (or losses). Also referred to as shareholders… …
25equity — En el derecho angloamericano, sistema jurídico que se basa en el concepto de lo razonable y equitativo, para distinguirlo de la aplicación mecánica de las normas del common law. Los tribunales de equity (también llamados tribunales de chancery… …
26equity — n. supplementary system of justice in equity (a suit in equity) * * * [ ekwɪtɪ] [ supplementary system of justice ] in equity (a suit in equity) …
27equity */*/ — UK [ˈekwətɪ] / US noun Word forms equity : singular equity plural equities 1) a) [uncountable] formal a fair and reasonable way of behaving towards people, so that everyone is treated in the same way a political campaign for pay equity b) legal a …
28equity — / ekwɪti/ noun 1. the ordinary shares in a company 2. the value of a company which is the property of its shareholders (the company’s assets less its liabilities, not including the ordinary share capital) 3. the value of an asset, such as a house …
29equity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English equite, from Anglo French equité, from Latin aequitat , aequitas, from aequus equal, fair Date: 14th century 1. a. justice according to natural law or right; specifically freedom from bias or… …
30equity — noun Equity is used before these nouns: ↑capital, ↑finance, ↑fund, ↑investment, ↑investor, ↑market, ↑premium, ↑stake, ↑trading, ↑valuation Equity is used after these nouns: ↑ …
