equity
/ˈɛkwəti/
Ownership interest in a company; assets minus liabilities
equity in a sentence
“Private equity firms invest in companies not publicly traded.”
Origin of equity
From Latin aequitas (equality, fairness), from aequus (equal, just)
Related Words
dividend
A portion of profits distributed to shareholders
volatility
The degree of variation in trading prices
arbitrage
Profiting from price differences in different markets
hedge
An investment to reduce risk of adverse price movements
portfolio
A collection of investments held by an individual or institution
acquisition
The purchase of one company by another