Word a Day
equity
What does equity mean?
equity (noun): ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use equity in a sentence?
- They insist on equity in return for their investments. (Tatoeba sentence #9744120 by shekitten, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce equity?
/ˈɛkwəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does equity come from?
From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “equity” mean?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Not quite: that's what evidence means.
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
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a person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others
Not quite: that's what status means.
ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business
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