equity

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Pronunciation

/ˈɛkwɪti/(EK-wi-tee)

Part of speech

nounneutral/formal

Chinese

公平；股权；权益（公平公正的原则；或公司的股份所有权）

Definition

The quality of being fair and impartial; (finance) the value of shares in a company; the portion of an asset owned free of debt.

Word family

  • equitable/ˈɛkwɪtəbəl/(adj)公平的；合理的
  • equitably/ˈɛkwɪtəbli/(adv)公平地

Collocations

  • equity and diversity
  • equity stake
  • private equity
  • home equity
  • equity funding
  • diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
  • equitable distribution

Examples

  1. 1.The programme aims to improve equity in educational outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds.
  2. 2.The investor took a 20% equity stake in the startup in exchange for seed funding.

Synonyms

  • fairness/ˈfɛənəs/— the quality of treating people equally
  • impartiality/ɪmˌpɑːʃɪˈælɪti/— treatment without favouritism
  • justice/ˈdʒʌstɪs/— rightness; fairness

Etymology

from Latin "aequitas" = evenness, fairness, from "aequus" (equal, fair)