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Complete Definition of "equity"

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Etymology
Latin 'aequÄ­tas' was used by romans with the same meaning as Greek 'á¼Ïιείκια' which is the virtue of reduce Law's hardship when rigorousness would become unjust (Aristo. Ethics Book V). AequÄ­tas was also the name of the fair trade's godness.
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Noun
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  1. ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
  2. law a legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief, such as injunctions, divorces and similar actions.

#law The value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
#accounting the ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liability | liabilities from assets.

  1. justice, impartiality and fairness

Translations
trans-top|ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business
Finnish: pääoma, oma pääoma
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trans-top|a legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief
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trans-top|justice, impartiality and fairness
Finnish: oikeudenmukaisuus
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ttbc|Danish: t-|da|egenkapital|m (4)
ttbc|Norwegian: t-|no|egenkapital|m (4)
ttbc|Swedish: t-|sv|eget kapital|n (4)
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