Equity

n. honesty, fairness, justice; (Economics) ownership of shareholders in a company

Equity can refer to:Equity (law), a branch of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictionsOwnership equity, the value of an ownership interest in propertyShareholders' equity, the owners' residual interest in the assets of an enterprise after deducting all its liabilitiesStock, common or preferred financial stockEquity (economics), the study of fairness in economicsEqualism, the equality of sexes, genders, and racesBrand equity, in marketing, the value built up in a brandIn poker strategy, the probability of winning a poker handIntergenerational equity, equality and fairness in relationships between people of different ages
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Equity (formerly the British Actors' Equity Association) is the actors' trade union in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1930 by a group of West End performers. The members of the union have the greatest range of fees of any union in the UK. Equity was the last of the closed shop types. As this was made illegal in 1981[1], however, it is no longer a requirement for every paid British professional actor to be a member of Equity. [2] [3]Equity is the British counterpart of several American unions, including Actors' Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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Noun
1. the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
(hypernym) assets
2. the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
(hypernym) interest, stake
(hyponym) sweat equity
3. conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
(synonym) fairness
(antonym) unfairness, inequity
(hypernym) justice, justness
(hyponym) non-discrimination
(attribute) fair, just

(n.)
Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.
  

(n.)
An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
  

(n.)
A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.
  

Represents ownership interest in a firm. Also the residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation occurs at the going trade price. In real estate, dollar difference between what a property could be sold for and debts claimed against it. In reference to a brokerage account, equity equals the value of the account's securities minus any debit balance in a margin account. Equity is also short-form for stock market investments.