equity

noun

ˈe-kwə-tē How to pronounce equity (audio)
Definition of equitynext
1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity

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2
as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law

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Recent Examples of equity Stephane Houri, head of equity research at ODDO BHF, said much of the company's success has been built around Huang, and his influence extended into the broader industry. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026 Mortgage-holding homeowners with more than $1 million in home equity are considered equity millionaires. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 Rollover into common equity beneath a sponsor’s preferred stack can be worth a fraction of the number on the page. — Jeff Barrington, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026 An upcoming capital increase will shore up its equity and cut its debt substantially, giving it the resources to grow faster. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
  1. neutrality
  2. justice
  3. objectivity
  4. right
  5. neutralism
  6. objectiveness
Noun
  • Thanks to budget neutrality, CMS would simply redirect the reduction in 340B drug payments into higher payments for hospitals’ non-drug outpatient services.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The two questions the high court will examine include how the Employment Division‘s rule on a law’s neutrality should be applied and if the 10th Circuit should have used a different precedent as its guide, rather than the Employment Division.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • Our 2,000-strong CVI workforce represents one of the largest reentry programs in the country transitioning people from the justice system into the legal economy.
    — Arne Duncan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • So Hudson then, curiously, sued in a lower court to block the release, notwithstanding that a majority of the justices already decided the issue.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of justice
Noun
  • Without those standards, two developers could fulfill the same commitment through assessments with vastly different levels of rigor and objectivity, leaving businesses and regulators uncertain about how much confidence to place in the results.
    — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Her lawyer Abbe Lowell last month said questions about the committee's fairness and objectivity would have to be addressed before the hearing could occur.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • International rights groups say political prisoners in Iran are tried in secretive courts without due process.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • With House Republicans looking for a scapegoat after their midterm losses, the impeachment vote could pick up votes on the right, too.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of right
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    — Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Definition of neutralism
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  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
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