1 [U] (finance) the value of a company's shares; the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid:
He plans to raise the company's return on equity to 15%.
seealsoNEGATIVEEQUITY
2 (equities) [pl.] (finance) shares in a company which do not pay a fixed amount of interest
3 [U] (formal) a situation in which everyone is treated equally
SYNFAIRNESS:
a society where justice and equity prevail
4 [U] (law) (especially BrE) a system of natural justice allowing a fair judgement in a situation where the existing laws are not satisfactory:
The rules of common law and equity are both, in essence, systems of private law.
