Equity

Equity can refer to:

• Equity (law), a branch of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictions
• Ownership equity, the value of an ownership interest in property
• Shareholders' equity, the owners' residual interest in the assets of an enterprise after deducting all its liabilities
• Stock, common or preferred financial stock
• Equity (economics), the study of fairness in economics
• Equalism, the equality of sexes, genders, and races
• Brand equity, in marketing, the value built up in a brand
• In poker strategy, the probability of winning a poker hand
• Intergenerational equity, equality and fairness in relationships between people of different ages

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

• Actors' Equity Association, an association in the United States
• British Actors' Equity Association, an association in the United Kingdom
• Canadian Actors' Equity Association, an association in Canada
• Equity Office Properties Trust, a company that owns and manages office buildings in the United States
• Forum Party of Alberta, also known as the Equity Party, a defunct political party from Alberta, Canada
• Equity Bank Limited, a bank based in Kenya

See also

• Justice (fairness)
• Equality
• Equity in income of affiliates

External Links

• Example of how to calculate owner equity