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equity
noun
-
equity
,
equities
fairness
and
impartial
treatment
for
every
person
or
group
•
Teachers
strive
to
treat
every
student
with
equity
in
the
classroom
.
Teachers
strive
to
treat
every
student
with
equity
in
the
classroom
.
•
A
concerned
father
spoke
at
the
town
hall
to
demand
racial
equity
in
local
policing
.
A
concerned
father
spoke
at
the
town
hall
to
demand
racial
equity
in
local
policing
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
equité
,
from
Latin
aequitas
‘
evenness
,
justice
,
equality
’,
from
aequus
‘
equal
’.
noun
-
equity
,
equities
shares
that
represent
ownership
in
a
company
or
the
asset
class
made
up
of
such
shares
•
She
increased
her
portfolio
’
s
equity
by
buying
blue-chip
stocks
.
She
increased
her
portfolio
’
s
equity
by
buying
blue-chip
stocks
.
•
During
market
turbulence
,
many
traders
shift
funds
from
bonds
to
equity
.
During
market
turbulence
,
many
traders
shift
funds
from
bonds
to
equity
.
Financial
sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
legal
idea
of
fairness
,
referring
to
the
residual
interest
belonging
to
owners
after
debts
are
settled
.
noun
-
equity
,
equities
the
amount
of
value
you
own
in
a
property
after
subtracting
any
money
you
still
owe
on
it
•
After
ten
years
of
payments
,
they
had
built
significant
equity
in
their
house
.
After
ten
years
of
payments
,
they
had
built
significant
equity
in
their
house
.
•
You
can
tap
into
home
equity
to
pay
for
renovations
.
You
can
tap
into
home
equity
to
pay
for
renovations
.
This
property
sense
grew
in
the
early
20th
century
from
the
idea
of
an
owner
’
s
fair
share
once
debts
are
deducted
.
