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Definition of Equity
Equity

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.

An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.

A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

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Equity Quotations

Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
David Herbert Lawrence

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.
Edmund Burke

I think this is also a great time to invest in private equity, helping companies grow from the ground up.
Jim Rogers

Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
Charles Caleb Colton

The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price.
David Korten

Equity Translations

equity in German is Eigenkapital, Gerechtigkeit
equity in Italian is giustizia
equity in Latin is aequitas, iustitia, equitas


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