Equity

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Equity may refer to:

Finance, accounting and ownership [ edit ]

  • 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 [ edit ]

  • 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 [ edit ]

Companies and organizations [ edit ]

The word equity is also used in the names of the following companies and organizations:

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