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equity
('/E/kw/I/t/i/ )

noun (n)

  • the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • conformity with rules or standards(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    fairness
    Antonym:
    inequity, unfairness
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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