equity
noun
[ ˈɛkwɪti ]
• the quality of being fair and impartial.
• "equity of treatment"
Similar:
fairness,
fair-mindedness,
justness,
justice,
equitableness,
fair play,
impartiality,
even-handedness,
egalitarianism,
honesty,
integrity,
rightness,
rightfulness,
rectitude,
uprightness,
righteousness,
properness,
decency,
goodness,
honourableness,
scrupulousness,
conscientiousness,
reasonableness,
sensibleness,
disinterest,
disinterestedness,
neutrality,
objectivity,
balance,
open-mindedness,
• the value of the shares issued by a company.
• "he owns 62% of the group's equity"
• the value of a mortgaged property after deduction of charges against it.
• "people who have built up a significant amount of equity in their homes"
• (in the UK, US, and several other countries) a trade union to which all professional actors must belong.
• "an Equity card"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French equité, from Latin aequitas, from aequus ‘equal’.
