sweat equity

noun

: equity in a property resulting from labor invested in improvements that increase its value

also : the labor so invested

Examples of sweat equity in a Sentence

He's built up a lot of sweat equity in his house. He put countless hours of sweat equity into that old house.

Recent Examples on the Web To qualify, an applicant must be a first-time homebuyer, meet credit requirements and put sweat equity into building their home or volunteer to help construct other homes Habitat is building in the neighborhood. —

La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024 One person told me that there's actually a lot of interest in putting in the sweat equity, the work, because the do-it-yourself shows have been so popular, but there's just no money for that for first time buyers. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 There are sweat equity hours helping build either the home-owner’s house and another of our applicants’ home. —

Penny Seater, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024 A great deal of sweat equity will be needed for the Nets next season after going 32-50 in 2023-24 and missing the playoffs. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweat equity

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