EQUITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Conformity with rules or standards

Example:

the judge recognized the fairness of my claim

Synonyms:

equity; fairness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("equity" is a kind of...):

justice; justness (the quality of being just or fair)

Attribute:

fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

unfair; unjust (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equity"):

non-discrimination (fairness in treating people without prejudice)

sportsmanship (fairness in following the rules of the game)

Antonym:

inequity (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards)

Meaning:

The ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("equity" is a kind of...):

interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equity"):

sweat equity (interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance)

Meaning:

The difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("equity" is a kind of...):

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)