forbidden words: equity
equity n. 1 The Supreme Court must judge each case with complete equity: impartiality, fair-mindedness, fairness, justice, evenhandedness, reasonableness; fair dealings, justice. 2 The family has over $10,000 equity in the house: assets over liabilities, assets after mortgage, cash value; (loosely) cash, value, profit, assets, investment.
Ant. 1 unfairness, partiality, bias, prejudice, unreasonableness; injustice
from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.
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equity n
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the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:
the equity of Solomon.
Synonyms: justice, objectivity, justness, disinterest
Antonyms: discrimination, bias, injustice, prejudice, partisanship, partiality, inequity -
something that is fair and just:
The concepts and principles of health equities and inequities are important to society as a whole. -
the policy or practice of accounting for the differences in each individual’s starting point when pursuing a goal or achievement, and working to remove barriers to equal opportunity, as by providing support based on the unique needs of individual students or employees. Compare equality ( def 1 ).
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Law.
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Also called chan·cer·y [chan, -s, uh, -ree, chahn, -]. the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies.
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Also called chan·cer·y [chan, -s, uh, -ree, chahn, -]. a system of jurisprudence or a body of doctrines and rules developed in England and followed in the U.S., serving to supplement and remedy the limitations and the inflexibility of the common law.
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an equitable or legally valid right or claim.
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the monetary value of a property or business beyond any amounts owed on it in mortgages, claims, liens, etc.:
Over the years, they have carefully avoided tapping into their home equity for unnecessary expenses. -
Informal. ownership, especially when considered as the right to share in future profits or appreciation in value.
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the interest of the owner of common stock in a corporation.
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(in a margin account) the excess of the market value of the securities over any indebtedness.
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Equity. Actors’ Equity Association.
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
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example sentences: equity
The memo ended with a call for employees to “actively embrace” principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
From Salon
Equal Rights Advocates, a gender equity and workplace protection-oriented nonprofit based in San Francisco, urged a federal judge to support the motion and uphold the aforementioned law.
From Los Angeles Times
Bowser, however, unveiled her response to the district’s budget deficit on May 27, which included full funding for core childcare programs like the Child Care Subsidy Program and the pay equity fund.
From Salon
It is owned by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners.
From BBC
For example, they are scrubbing their websites and materials of certain words and phrases such as “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion,” “race,” “racism,” “systemic,” etc., etc.
From Salon
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
June 5th, 2025
Flagstaff, Arizona
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