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    [Noun]  | "eq*ui*ty" | \ ˈe-kwə-tē \


    1: fairness or justice in the way people are treated; often, specifically : freedom from disparities in the way people of different races, genders, etc. are treated

    2: something that is equitable

    3: the money value of a property or of an interest in a property in excess of claims or liens against it


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English equite, from Anglo-French equité, from Latin aequitat-, aequitas, from aequus equal, fair;

    [Noun]  | "equity capital" 


    1: capital (such as stock or surplus earnings) that is free of debt; especially : capital received for an interest in the ownership of a business


    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Noun]  | "diversity, equity and inclusion" 


    1: a set of values and related policies and practices focused on establishing a group culture of equitable and inclusive treatment and on attracting and retaining a diverse group of participants, including people who have historically been excluded or discriminated against —often used before another noun —abbreviation DEI

    2: the state of having a diverse group of participants as well as policies and norms that are equitable and inclusive —abbreviation DEI


    Origin: 2001 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat equity" 


    1: equity in a property resulting from labor invested in improvements that increase its value; also : the labor so invested


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "home equity loan" 


    1: a loan based on the amount of equity a person has in his or her home

    [Noun]  | "negative equity" 


    1: a situation in which the amount of money that a person owes for something (such as a house or a car) is more than the thing is worth

    [Noun]  | "equity" 


    1: lack of favoritism toward one side or another;


      * e.g., " ... the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity "





    2: the practice of giving to others what is their due;


      * e.g., " ... basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law "





     [ "equity" ]

    1: recent social justice buzzword made prominent in university-lexicon post-covid/blm/george floyd era political discourse in the west.

      * e.g.,  ... equalit--uhh-- equity for all! 


     [ "equity" ]

    2: because, somehow, 'equality' was not inclusive enough! just forget the fact the equity in mainstream discourse has always referred to valuation of assets

     [ "equity" ]

    1: How ignorant people spell equality.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo obama is the best he gonna give us all equity." 

     [ "Equity" ]

    1:  The value of the shares/stock issued by a company.

      * e.g.,  ...  This company doesn't have much equity, it must be financed through a lot of debt. If it doesn't produce enough cash flow from operations, they banks are coming to claim their interest and it's goind under. 


     [ "Equity" ]

    2:  A branch of law that developed alongside the common law in order to fix some of the outright bullshit, injustice and unfairness present in the common law

      * e.g.,  ...  Yo, did you hear how the common law courts tried to give the dude's house that he paid for to that skanky hoe just because her name was on the deed. Thank God that in Equity he was ruled to have some beneficial title in it. If the common law was the only system that existed, we'd all be anally raped in the snow and left to freeze. 

     [ "Equity" ]

    1: noun

      * e.g.,  ... I paused the TV 10 minutes ago and now I have enough equity so I probably won't have to sit through any commercials while I watch my favorite show. I can just fast forward right through them using my 10 minutes of equity. 


     [ "Equity" ]

    2: The amount of TV programming saved to a Tivo or Digital Video Recorder when the pause button is used--not to be confused with recorded TV programming which is saved on the Tivo or DVR indefinently. Equity only lasts up until the channel is changed or is 'spent' fast forwarding through commercials.


     [ "Equity" ]

    3: tivo dvr

     [ "The Equity" ]

    1: You are standing infront of the Oxygen Machine but you wont fix it

      * e.g.,  ... "oh no the Imposter did the Equity" 

     [ "piss equity" ]

    1: The money an online poker player loses by running to the bathroom to pee during a session. True pros combat this by pissing into Gatorade bottles while continuing to play.

      * e.g.,  ... Noob: "I really had to pee, so I sat out on all of my tables for one minute and ran to the bathroom." Pro: "You fish! Do you know how much piss equity you gave up by missing those 20 hands?!" 

     [ "equities in dallas" ]

    1: Low rung position assigned to those in the investment banking world deemed shitty by the BSDs overseeing new recruit allocation. Future prospects scant. Popularized by Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, I was sent to cover equities in Dallas ... might as well shoot myself now. 

     [ "bar equity" ]

    1: The amount of time and money a guy spends on trying to hook up with a girl at a bar or night club.

      * e.g.,  ... Example 1: 

     [ "Hipster Equity" ]

    1: Hipster Equity – hip-ster ek-wi-tee noun The cumulative value of an individual's style and preferences that contribute to their overall qualifications to be acceptable among the independent cultural elite (hipsters). One's Hipster Equity is positioned against another's to determine which is greater. Increases and decreases in Hipster Equity can only be determined by external entities.

      * e.g.,  ...  You purchase an original My Bloody Valentine Loveless LP in VG+ condition. Hipster Equity + You enter a Walmart for any reason. Hipster Equity - 

     [ "sweat equity" ]

    1: The work one invests in a business venture.

      * e.g.,  ... I may not have much capital, but I have a lot of sweat equity. 

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