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US
/ˈɛkwəti/
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[ UK /ˈɛkwɪti/ ]
[ UK /ˈɛkwɪti/ ]
NOUN
- the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
- the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
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conformity with rules or standards
the judge recognized the fairness of my claim
How To Use equity In A Sentence
- Book value can increase as a result of mergers, and it can go up if a company has just sold a lot of new equity.
- But I do know there is a greater prospect he will seek a bit of equity in the distribution of investment and development of infrastructure than the present triumvirate.
- US Treasury markets capitalized on the equity plunge, surging during the afternoon session.
- Thin capitalisation - offshore jurisdictions tend not to impose \ "thin capitalisation\" rules on companies (except for regulated entities such as banks and insurance companies), allowing them to be formed with a purely nominal equity investment. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Unfortunately, the locker room is full of private equity houses hoping to refloat gym club chains. Times, Sunday Times
- I remember from my old Organizational Psychology that while money isn't a motivator, "inequity" is a demotivator. Executive Compensation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- Bigger discounts on equity and debt issuance to get them away risks seeing investment cut, borrowing reduced and jobs lost. Times, Sunday Times
- It also reveals a preference for debt over equity as a means of providing external funding.
- Sovereign risk must be accounted for as part of cost of equity.
- Negative equity is not only an issue for those who bought new-build apartments in northern city centres. Times, Sunday Times
