Equity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkwᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkwɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkwɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkwᵻɾi/.

Examples

the judge recognized the fairness of my claim

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fairness

Antonyms

unfairness inequity

Parts of Speech

noun	the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
noun	the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
noun	conformity with rules or standards “the judge recognized the fairness of my claim”

Word Forms

fair

adjective

not excessive or extreme

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eigenkapital

die Differenz zwischen dem Verkehrswert einer Immobilie und den gegen sie erhobenen Ansprüchen

🇫🇷French

équité

la différence entre la valeur marchande d'une propriété et les créances détenues contre elle

🇪🇸Spanish

equidad

la diferencia entre el valor de mercado de una propiedad y los derechos que se tienen contra ella

🇮🇹Italian

equità

la differenza tra il valore di mercato di un immobile e i crediti vantati nei suoi confronti

🇳🇱Dutch

eigen vermogen

het verschil tussen de marktwaarde van een onroerend goed en de vorderingen daarop

🇵🇹Portuguese

equidade

a diferença entre o valor de mercado de uma propriedade e os créditos contra ela

🇷🇺Russian

капитал

разница между рыночной стоимостью имущества и требованиями, предъявляемыми к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिस्सेदारी

किसी संपत्ति के बाजार मूल्य और उसके विरुद्ध किए गए दावों के बीच का अंतर

🇧🇩Bengali

ইক্যুইটি

একটি সম্পত্তির বাজার মূল্য এবং এর বিরুদ্ধে অনুষ্ঠিত দাবির মধ্যে পার্থক্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சமபங்கு

ஒரு சொத்தின் சந்தை மதிப்புக்கும் அதற்கு எதிரான உரிமைகோரல்களுக்கும் இடையே உள்ள வேறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఈక్విటీ

ఆస్తి యొక్క మార్కెట్ విలువ మరియు దానిపై ఉన్న దావాల మధ్య వ్యత్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

इक्विटी

मालमत्तेचे बाजार मूल्य आणि त्यावरील दावे यांच्यातील फरक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇક્વિટી

મિલકતની બજાર કિંમત અને તેની સામેના દાવા વચ્ચેનો તફાવત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಈಕ್ವಿಟಿ

ಆಸ್ತಿಯ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ವಿರುದ್ಧದ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്വിറ്റി

ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ വിപണി മൂല്യവും അതിനെതിരെയുള്ള ക്ലെയിമുകളും തമ്മിലുള്ള വ്യത്യാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੁਇਟੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਪੱਤੀ ਦੇ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ ਮੁੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਰੱਖੇ ਗਏ ਦਾਅਵਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੰਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مساوات

کسی پراپرٹی کی مارکیٹ ویلیو اور اس کے خلاف رکھے گئے دعووں کے درمیان فرق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公平

财产的市场价值与对其提出的索赔之间的差额

🇯🇵Japanese

資本

不動産の市場価格とそれに対して保有される債権との差額

🇰🇷Korean

형평성

부동산의 시장 가치와 그에 대한 청구권 간의 차이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công bằng

sự khác biệt giữa giá trị thị trường của một tài sản và các yêu cầu bồi thường đối với nó

🇹🇭Thai

ทุน

ความแตกต่างระหว่างมูลค่าตลาดของทรัพย์สินและการเรียกร้องที่ถือครองต่อทรัพย์สิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekuitas

perbedaan antara nilai pasar suatu properti dan klaim terhadapnya

🇲🇾Malay

ekuiti

perbezaan antara nilai pasaran hartanah dan tuntutan yang dipegang terhadapnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدالة

الفرق بين القيمة السوقية للعقار والمطالبات المرفوعة ضده

🇮🇷Persian

حقوق صاحبان سهام

تفاوت بین ارزش بازار یک ملک و ادعاهای مطرح شده علیه آن

🇹🇷Turkish

özsermaye

bir mülkün piyasa değeri ile kendisine karşı ileri sürülen hak talepleri arasındaki fark

🇮🇱Hebrew

הון עצמי

ההפרש בין שווי השוק של נכס לבין התביעות המוחזקות נגדו

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The primary meaning of 'equity' is 'the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it'.

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Using 'equity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'equity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'equity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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