- 1[uncountable] (finance) the value of a company’s shares; the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid He plans to raise the company’s return on equity to 15%. see also negative equity Wordfinderinvestasset, bond, capital, dividend, equity, fund, interest, invest, portfolio, share See related entries: Economy
- 2equities [plural] (finance) shares in a company which do not pay a fixed amount of interest See related entries: Economy
- 3[uncountable] (formal) a situation in which everyone is treated equally synonym fairness a society where justice and equity prevail opposite inequity
- 4[uncountable] (law, especially British English) a system of natural justice allowing a fair judgement in a situation which is not covered by the existing laws The rules of common law and equity are both, in essence, systems of private law. See related entries: Justice Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French equité, from Latin aequitas, from aequus ‘equal’.
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