- the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality: the equity of Solomon.
- something that is fair and just: The concepts and principles of health equities and inequities are important to society as a whole.
- the policy or practice of accounting for the differences in each individual’s starting point when pursuing a goal or achievement, and working to remove barriers to equal opportunity, as by providing support based on the unique needs of individual students or employees.
- Law.
- the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies.
- a system of jurisprudence or a body of doctrines and rules developed in England and followed in the U.S., serving to supplement and remedy the limitations and the inflexibility of the common law.
- an equitable or legally valid right or claim.
- equity of redemption.
- the monetary value of a property or business beyond any amounts owed on it in mortgages, claims, liens, etc.: Over the years, they have carefully avoided tapping into their home equity for unnecessary expenses.
- ownership, especially when considered as the right to share in future profits or appreciation in value.
- the interest of the owner of common stock in a corporation.
- (in a margin account) the excess of the market value of the securities over any indebtedness.
- Actors' Equity Association.
- the quality of being impartial or reasonable; fairness
- an impartial or fair act, decision, etc
- a system of jurisprudence founded on principles of natural justice and fair conduct. It supplements the common law and mitigates its inflexibility, as by providing a remedy where none exists at law
- an equitable right or claim
- the interest of ordinary shareholders in a company
- the market value of a debtor's property in excess of all debts to which it is liable
- the actors' trade union
