n. the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
n. the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
词态变化
复数形式:equities
常见例句
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a court with jurisdiction in equity n
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The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.
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A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.
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n extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) n a bottle containing half the usual amount n a promised or claimed share of loot or money n a lengthwise crack in wood n an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart n an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea n a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts n (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl n an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity n the act of rending or ripping or splitting something n division of a group into opposing factions v separate into parts or portions v separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument v discontinue an association or relation
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the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) n
