equity

English

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Alternative forms

• æquity (archaic)

Etymology

Attested in the 14th Century CE; from Old French equité, from Latin aequitatem (“conformity”, “evenness”, “fairness”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/

Noun

equity (countable and uncountable; plural equities)

1. Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
2. (law) A legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief, such as injunctions, divorces and similar actions.
3. (law) Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
4. (accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.
5. Justice, impartiality or fairness.

Translations

ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business

Danish: aktie (da) c. Dutch: aandeel (nl) Finnish: pääoma, oma pääoma

French: action (fr) f. Norwegian: aksje (no) m. Spanish: equidad (es) m.

a legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief

Danish: billighedsret (da) c.

the value of property minus liens or other encumbrances

Bulgarian: нетен капитал (bg) m.

Danish: friværdi (da) c.

the ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets

Bulgarian: нетен капитал (bg) Danish: egenkapital (da) c. Japanese: 自己資本 (ja) (じこしほん, jiko-shihon), 純資産 (ja) (じゅんしさん, jun-shisan)

Norwegian: egenkapital (no) m. Swedish: eget kapital (sv) n.

justice, impartiality and fairness

Armenian: արդարություն (hy) (ardarut’yun) Bulgarian: справедливост (bg) f., безпристрастие (bg) n. Czech: spravedlnost (cs) f. Danish: rimelighed (da) c., retfærdighed (da) c.

Finnish: oikeudenmukaisuus (fi) French: impartialité (fr) f., solidarité (fr) f. Portuguese: eqüidade (pt) f., equanimidade (pt) f. Romanian: imparțialitate (ro) f., echitate (ro), nepărtinire (ro) f.

References

• “equity” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001