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"Inequity" redirects here. For the absence of equality, see
Inequality
.
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Equity
may refer to:
Finance, accounting and ownership
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- Equity (finance)
, ownership of assets that have liabilities attached to them
- Stock
, equity based on original contributions of cash or other value to a business
- Home equity
, the difference between the market value and unpaid mortgage balance on a home
- Private equity
, stock in a privately held company
- The
equity method
of accounting for large investment interests
Business, justice and law
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- Equity (law)
, in common law jurisdictions
- Equity (economics)
, the study of fairness in economics
- Educational equity
, the study and achievement of population-proportionate group inclusion and credentialing in education
- Intergenerational equity
, equality and fairness in relationships between people in different generations (including those yet to be born)
- Equity theory
, on the relations and perceptions of fairness in distributions of resources within social and professional situations.
- Employment equity (Canada)
, policy requiring or encouraging the hiring of disenfranchised minorities
- Health equity
, fairness and justice in health and healthcare
Education and social sciences
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Companies and organizations
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The word
equity
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Topics referred to by the same term