Definitions for Equityˈɛk wɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eq•ui•tyˈɛk wɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; justice.
something that is fair and just.
Law. the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies. (in England and the U.S.) a system of jurisprudence serving to supplement and remedy the limitations and inflexibility of common law. an equitable right or claim.
Category: Law
the monetary value of a property or business beyond any amounts owed on it in mortgages, claims, liens, etc.
Category: Business, Law
the interest of the owner of common stock in a corporation.
Category: Business
(in a margin account) the excess of the market value of the securities over any indebtedness.
Category: Business
ownership, esp. when considered as the right to share in future profits or appreciation in value.
Category: Informal
Origin of equity:
1275–1325; < L aequitās. See equi -, -ty2
Princeton's WordNet
equity(noun)
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
equity(noun)
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
fairness, equity(noun)
conformity with rules or standards
"the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
Wiktionary
equity(Noun)
Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
equity(Noun)
A legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief, such as injunctions, divorces and similar actions.
equity(Noun)
Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
equity(Noun)
Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.
equity(Noun)
Justice, impartiality or fairness.
Origin: Attested in the 14th Century ; from equité, from aequitatem.
Webster Dictionary
Equity(noun)
equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality
Equity(noun)
an equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc
Equity(noun)
a system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it
The Roycroft Dictionary
equity
Simply a matter of the length of the judge's ears.
Translations for Equity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
equity(noun)
fairness; justice.
- billikheid, onpartydigheidAfrikaans
- إنْصاف، عَدالَهArabic
- справедливостBulgarian
- equidadePortuguese (BR)
- spravedlnostCzech
- die BilligkeitGerman
- rimelighed; retfærdighedDanish
- δοκαιοσύνη, δίκαιοGreek
- equidadSpanish
- õiglusEstonian
- انصاف؛ عدالتFarsi
- tasapuolisuusFinnish
- équitéFrench
- הַגִינוּתHebrew
- समान हिस्साHindi
- pravednost, pravdaCroatian
- jogosságHungarian
- keadilanIndonesian
- sanngirniIcelandic
- equitàItalian
- 公正Japanese
- 공정Korean
- teisingumas, nešališkumasLithuanian
- taisnīgums; objektivitāteLatvian
- keadilanMalay
- billijkheidDutch
- rettferdighetNorwegian
- sprawiedliwośćPolish
- انصاف؛ عدالتPersian
- انصاف، عدل، طبيعى حق، اخلاقى عدالت چه قانون دهغه نيمګړى ښكارندوى دى: دعدل روح چه موږ ته دقانون څخه دسم تعبير قدرت را كوىPashto
- equidadePortuguese
- echitateRomanian
- справедливостьRussian
- spravodlivosťSlovak
- pravicaSlovenian
- pravednostSerbian
- rättvisaSwedish
- ความถูกต้องThai
- adalet, insaf, hakkaniyetTurkish
- 公平Chinese (Trad.)
- справедливість; неупередженістьUkrainian
- منصفیUrdu
- tính công bằngVietnamese
- 公平Chinese (Simp.)
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