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equity

[ek-wi-tee] / ˈɛk wɪ ti /


NOUN
money invested in possession
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The deal will be financed by bank debt against the development as well as AHS Properties’ equity, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Companies tend to issue when equity demand is strong, earnings momentum is healthy and investor risk appetite is elevated.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Just last Friday, the index hit 0.93, its highest level since the post-Covid rally five years ago, said Scott Chronert, Citi’s head of U.S. equity strategy.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Bad business decisions, a divorce and taxes left him with $9,000 in his bank account, a $13,000 MLB pension, a $242,000 retirement account, and $200,000 in equity in a Las Vegas condo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Greg Lippmann had traded bonds backed by various consumer loans—auto loans, credit card loans, home equity loans—since 1991, when he had graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and taken a job at Credit Suisse.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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