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| equity | ˈekwɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 fairness. 2 the application of the principles of justice to correct or supplement the law. 3 a the value of the shares issued by a company. b (in pl.) stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. 4 the net value of a mortgaged property after the deduction of charges. 5 (Equity) Brit. the actors' trade union. [ME f. OF equit÷ f. L aequitas -tatis f. aequus fair] | ||||
| equity | ˈekwɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 fairness. 2 the application of the principles of justice to correct or supplement the law. 3 a the value of the shares issued by a company. b (in pl.) stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. 4 the net value of a mortgaged property after the deduction of charges. 5 (Equity) Brit. the actors' trade union. [ME f. OF equit÷ f. L aequitas -tatis f. aequus fair] | ||||
| equity | ˈekwɪtɪ n. fairness, impartiality, even-handedness, justice, fair play, objectivity, disinterest, fair-mindedness, equitableness, open-mindedness, disinterestedness, neutrality, tolerance, judiciousness, right-mindedness, high-mindedness: This court recognizes the equity of your claim. | ||||
| equity | 'ekwiti | ||||
| equity | Gerechtigkeit {f}, Eigenkapital {n} | ||||
| Equity | Equity \Eq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. ['e]quit['e], L.
aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Christianity secures both the private interests of
men and the public peace, enforcing all justice and
equity. --Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an
equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
[1913 Webster]
I consider the wife's equity to be too well settled
to be shaken. --Kent.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Law) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law,
properly so called, and complemental of it.
[1913 Webster]
Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a
refined science which no human faculties could
master without long and intense application.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United
States grew up from the inadequacy of common-law forms
to secure justice in all cases; and this led to
distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way
of injunctions, bills of discovery, bills for specified
performance, and other processes by which the merits of
a case could be reached more summarily or more
effectively than by common-law suits. By the recent
English Judicature Act (1873), however, the English
judges are bound to give effect, in common-law suits,
to all equitable rights and remedies; and when the
rules of equity and of common law, in any particular
case, conflict, the rules of equity are to prevail. In
many jurisdictions in the United States, equity and
common law are thus blended; in others distinct equity
tribunals are still maintained. See {Chancery}.
[1913 Webster]
{Equity of redemption} (Law), the advantage, allowed to a
mortgageor, of a certain or reasonable time to redeem
lands mortgaged, after they have been forfeited at law by
the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at
the appointed time. --Blackstone.
Syn: Right; justice; impartiality; rectitude; fairness;
honesty; uprightness. See {Justice}.
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| equity | noun
(plural -ties)
Etymology: Middle English equite, from Anglo-French equité, from Latin aequitat-, aequitas, from aequus equal, fair
Date: 14th century
1.
a. justice according to natural law or right; specifically freedom from bias or favoritism
b. something that is equitable
2.
a. a system of law originating in the English chancery and comprising a settled and formal body of legal and procedural rules and doctrines that supplement, aid, or override common and statute law and are designed to protect rights and enforce duties fixed by substantive law
b. trial or remedial justice under or by the rules and doctrines of equity
c. a body of legal doctrines and rules developed to enlarge, supplement, or override a narrow rigid system of law
3.
a. a right, claim, or interest existing or valid in equity
b. the money value of a property or of an interest in a property in excess of claims or liens against it
c. a risk interest or ownership right in property
d. the common stock of a corporation | ||||
| equity | n. (pl. -ies)
1 fairness.
2 the application of the principles of justice to correct or supplement the law.
3 a the value of the shares issued by a company. b (in pl.) stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest.
4 the net value of a mortgaged property after the deduction of charges.
5 (Equity) Brit. the actors' trade union.
Etymology: ME f. OF equit{eacute} f. L aequitas -tatis f. aequus fair | ||||
| equity | n.
1.
Justice, right.
2.
Justice, rectitude, uprightness, righteousness, impartiality, fairness, reasonableness, fair play.
3.
(Law.) Theoretical or ideal justice, justice (as distinguished from conformity to mere enactments or statutes), spirit of law (as against its mere letter).
4.
(Law.) Equitable claim. | ||||
| Equity | Equity \Eq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. ['e]quit['e], L.
aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]
1. 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.
Christianity secures both the private interests of
men and the public peace, enforcing all justice and
equity. --Tillotson.
2. (Law) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an
equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
I consider the wife's equity to be too well settled
to be shaken. --Kent.
3. (Law) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law,
properly so called, and complemental of it.
Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a
refined science which no human faculties could
master without long and intense application.
--Macaulay.
Note: Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United
States grew up from the inadequacy of common-law forms
to secure justice in all cases; and this led to
distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way
of injunctions, bills of discovery, bills for specified
performance, and other processes by which the merits of
a case could be reached more summarily or more
effectively than by common-law suits. By the recent
English Judicature Act (1873), however, the English
judges are bound to give effect, in common-law suits,
to all equitable rights and remedies; and when the
rules of equity and of common law, in any particular
case, conflict, the rules of equity are to prevail. In
many jurisdictions in the United States, equity and
common law are thus blended; in others distinct equity
tribunals are still maintained. See {Chancery}.
{Equity of redemption} (Law), the advantage, allowed to a
mortgageor, of a certain or reasonable time to redeem
lands mortgaged, after they have been forfeited at law by
the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at
the appointed time. --Blackstone.
Syn: Right; justice; impartiality; rectitude; fairness;
honesty; uprightness. See {Justice}. | ||||
| Equity | (n.) 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. | ||||
| equity | equity
n 1: the difference between the market value of a property and
the claims held against it
2: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
3: conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized
the fairness of my claim" [syn: {fairness}] [ant: {unfairness},
{unfairness}] | ||||
| Equity (2) | (n.) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc. | ||||
| Equity (3) | (n.) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it. | ||||
| equity capital | noun
Date: 1942
capital (as stock or surplus earnings) that is free of debt; especially capital received for an interest in the ownership of a business | ||||
| equity credit line | equity credit line
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home equity credit}, {home equity loan}] | ||||
| Equity of redemption | Equity \Eq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. ['e]quit['e], L.
aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Christianity secures both the private interests of
men and the public peace, enforcing all justice and
equity. --Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an
equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
[1913 Webster]
I consider the wife's equity to be too well settled
to be shaken. --Kent.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Law) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law,
properly so called, and complemental of it.
[1913 Webster]
Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a
refined science which no human faculties could
master without long and intense application.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United
States grew up from the inadequacy of common-law forms
to secure justice in all cases; and this led to
distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way
of injunctions, bills of discovery, bills for specified
performance, and other processes by which the merits of
a case could be reached more summarily or more
effectively than by common-law suits. By the recent
English Judicature Act (1873), however, the English
judges are bound to give effect, in common-law suits,
to all equitable rights and remedies; and when the
rules of equity and of common law, in any particular
case, conflict, the rules of equity are to prevail. In
many jurisdictions in the United States, equity and
common law are thus blended; in others distinct equity
tribunals are still maintained. See {Chancery}.
[1913 Webster]
{Equity of redemption} (Law), the advantage, allowed to a
mortgageor, of a certain or reasonable time to redeem
lands mortgaged, after they have been forfeited at law by
the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at
the appointed time. --Blackstone.
Syn: Right; justice; impartiality; rectitude; fairness;
honesty; uprightness. See {Justice}.
[1913 Webster] | ||||
| Equity of redemption | Equity \Eq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. ['e]quit['e], L.
aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]
1. 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.
Christianity secures both the private interests of
men and the public peace, enforcing all justice and
equity. --Tillotson.
2. (Law) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an
equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
I consider the wife's equity to be too well settled
to be shaken. --Kent.
3. (Law) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law,
properly so called, and complemental of it.
Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a
refined science which no human faculties could
master without long and intense application.
--Macaulay.
Note: Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United
States grew up from the inadequacy of common-law forms
to secure justice in all cases; and this led to
distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way
of injunctions, bills of discovery, bills for specified
performance, and other processes by which the merits of
a case could be reached more summarily or more
effectively than by common-law suits. By the recent
English Judicature Act (1873), however, the English
judges are bound to give effect, in common-law suits,
to all equitable rights and remedies; and when the
rules of equity and of common law, in any particular
case, conflict, the rules of equity are to prevail. In
many jurisdictions in the United States, equity and
common law are thus blended; in others distinct equity
tribunals are still maintained. See {Chancery}.
{Equity of redemption} (Law), the advantage, allowed to a
mortgageor, of a certain or reasonable time to redeem
lands mortgaged, after they have been forfeited at law by
the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at
the appointed time. --Blackstone.
Syn: Right; justice; impartiality; rectitude; fairness;
honesty; uprightness. See {Justice}. | ||||
| equity ratio | Eigenanteil {m} | ||||
| equity trading | Aktienhandel {m} | ||||
| (law of) equity | Billigkeitsrecht {n} | ||||
| Court of Equity | Court \Court\ (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL.
cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis,
chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng;
co- + a root akin to Gr. chorto`s inclosure, feeding place,
and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf.
{Cohort}, {Curtain}.]
1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in
by the walls of a building, or by different building;
also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded
by houses; a blind alley.
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The courts of the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv.
2.
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And round the cool green courts there ran a row
Of cloisters. --Tennyson.
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Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court.
--Macaulay.
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2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other
dignitary; a palace.
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Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.
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This our court, infected with their manners,
Shows like a riotous inn. --Shak.
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3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a
sovereign or person high in authority; all the
surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
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My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door
would speak with you. --Shak.
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as,
to hold a court.
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The princesses held their court within the fortress.
--Macaulay.
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5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or
address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners;
civility; compliment; flattery.
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No solace could her paramour intreat
Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance.
--Spenser.
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I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of
Newcastle. --Evelyn.
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6. (Law)
(a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is
administered.
(b) The persons officially assembled under authority of
law, at the appropriate time and place, for the
administration of justice; an official assembly,
legally met together for the transaction of judicial
business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or
trial of causes.
(c) A tribunal established for the administration of
justice.
(d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel
or jury, or both.
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Most heartily I do beseech the court
To give the judgment. --Shak.
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7. The session of a judicial assembly.
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8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
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9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one
of the divisions of a tennis court.
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{Christian court}, the English ecclesiastical courts in the
aggregate, or any one of them.
{Court breeding}, education acquired at court.
{Court card}. Same as {Coat card}.
{Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting
the sovereign and the royal family, together with the
proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied
to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with
such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards.
{Court of claims} (Law), a court for settling claims against
a state or government; specif., a court of the United
States, created by act of Congress, and holding its
sessions at Washington. It is given jurisdiction over
claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes
may advise the government as to its liabilities. [Webster
1913 Suppl.]
{Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer
justice.
{Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the
court of a sovereign.
{Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes
and nobles for their amusement.
{Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the
nobility and gentry in a town.
{Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records
and judicial proceedings. --Shak.
{Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is,
for the use of the lord and his family.
{Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court.
{Court party}, a party attached to the court.
{Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}.
{Court in banc}, or {Court in bank}, The full court sitting
at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon
questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi
prius.
{Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches},
{Audience}, etc.
{Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n.
{Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under
{Common}.
{Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}.
{Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into
and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an
officer.
{Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British
Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James,
which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and
drawing-rooms.
{The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a
church, or Christian house of worship.
{General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called
from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as,
the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.]
{To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions.
``Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to
Tissaphernes.'' --Jowett.
{To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing.
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| Court of Equity | Court \Court\ (k?rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. co?r, LL.
cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis,
chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng;
co- + a root akin to Gr. ???? inclosure, feeding place, and
to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf. {Cohort},
{Curtain}.]
1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in
by the walls of a building, or by different building;
also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded
by houses; a blind alley.
The courts the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv.
2.
And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf
cloisters. --Tennyson.
Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court.
--Macaulay.
2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether
dignitary; a palace.
Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.
This our court, infected with their manners, Shows
like a riotous inn. --Shak.
3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a
sovereign or person high in authority; all the
surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door
would speak with you. --Shak.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W.
Scott.
4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as,
to hold a court.
The princesses held their court within the fortress.
--Macaulay.
5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or
address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners;
civility; compliment; flattery.
No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to
show, ne court, nor dalliance. --Spenser.
I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of
Newcastle. --Evelyn.
6. (Law)
(a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is
administered.
(b) The persons officially assembled under authority of
law, at the appropriate time and place, for the
administration of justice; an official assembly,
legally met together for the transaction of judicial
business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or
trial of causes.
(c) A tribunal established for the administration of
justice.
(d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel
or jury, or both.
Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the
judgment. --Shak.
7. The session of a judicial assembly.
8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one
of the divisions of a tennis court.
{Christian court}, the English ecclesiastical courts in the
aggregate, or any one of them.
{Court breeding}, education acquired at court.
{Court card}. Same as {Coat card}.
{Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting
the sovereign and the royal family, together with the
proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied
to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with
such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards.
{Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer
justice.
{Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the
court of a sovereign.
{Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes
and nobles for their amusement.
{Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the
nobility and gentry in a town.
{Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records
and judicial proceedings. --Shak.
{Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is,
for the use of the lord and his family.
{Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court.
{Court party}, a party attached to the court.
{Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}.
{Court in banc}, or {Court in bank}, The full court sitting
at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon
questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi
prius.
{Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches},
{Audience}, etc.
{Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n.
{Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under
{Common}.
{Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}.
{Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into
and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an
officer.
{Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British
Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James,
which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and
drawing-rooms.
{The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a
church, or Christian house of worship.
{General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called
from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as,
the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.]
{To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions.
``Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to
Tissaphernes.'' --Jowett.
{To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing. | ||||
| debt-to-equity ratio | Eigenkapitalüberdeckung {f} | ||||
| home equity credit | home equity credit
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home equity loan}, {equity credit line}] | ||||
| home equity loan | home equity loan
n : a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home [syn:
{home equity credit}, {equity credit line}] | ||||
| inequity | ɪnˈekwɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) unfairness, bias. | ||||
| inequity | ɪnˈekwɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) unfairness, bias. | ||||
| inequity | in'ekwiti | ||||
| inequity | Ungerechtigkeit {f} | ||||
| Inequity | Inequity \In*eq"ui*ty\, n.
Lack of equity; injustice; wrong. ``Some form of inequity.''
--H. Spencer. | ||||
| inequity | noun
Date: 1556
1. injustice, unfairness
2. an instance of injustice or unfairness | ||||
| inequity | n. (pl. -ies) unfairness, bias. | ||||
| Inequity | Inequity \In*eq"ui*ty\, n.
Want of equity; injustice; wrong. ``Some form of inequity.''
--H. Spencer. | ||||
| Inequity | (n.) Want of equity; injustice; wrong. | ||||
| inequity | inequity
n 1: partiality that is not fair or equitable [syn: {unfairness}]
[ant: {fairness}]
2: injustice by virtue of not being equitable [syn: {unfairness}]
[ant: {fairness}, {fairness}] | ||||
| personal equity plan | (Business World) see PEP | ||||
| return on equity | Kapitalrendite {f} | ||||
| Sweat equity | Sweat \Sweat\, n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. sw[=a]t. See {Sweat}, v.
i.]
1. (Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an
animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a
transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor,
containing some fatty acids and mineral matter;
perspiration. See {Perspiration}.
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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
--Gen. iii.
19.
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2. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats;
hence, labor; toil; drudgery. --Shak.
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3. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay
or grain in a mow or stack. --Mortimer.
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4. The sweating sickness. [Obs.] --Holinshed.
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5. (Man.) A short run by a race horse in exercise.
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{Sweat box} (Naut.), a small closet in which refractory men
are confined.
{Sweat glands} (Anat.), sudoriferous glands. See under
{Sudoriferous}.
{sweat suit} A suit comprising a top and trousers, having
full arms and legs, used while performing physical
exercises, esp. out-of-doors.
{Sweat equity} The rights to a portion of ownership or
profit, hypothetically owned by a worker who participated
in producing a product, such as in improving a piece of
real estate.
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| sweat equity | noun
Date: 1966
equity in a property resulting from labor invested in improvements that increase its value; also the labor so invested | ||||
| sweat equity | sweat equity
n : interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing
to its renovation or maintenance | ||||
| Unequity | Unequity \Un*eq"ui*ty\, n.
Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness;
iniquity. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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| Unequity | Unequity \Un*eq"ui*ty\, n.
Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness;
iniquity. [Obs.] --Wyclif. | ||||
| Unequity | (n.) Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness; iniquity. | ||||
| Wife's equity | Wife \Wife\, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries.
& OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan.
viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip
to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus,
[`` Germania'' 8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et
providum putant, nec aut consilia earum aspernantur aut
responsa neglegunt. Cf. {Hussy} a jade, {Woman}.]
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1. A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only
in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife,
goodwife, and the like. `` Both men and wives.'' --Piers
Plowman.
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On the green he saw sitting a wife. --Chaucer.
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2. The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a
man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married
woman; -- correlative of husband. `` The husband of one
wife.'' --1 Tin. iii. 2.
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Let every one you . . . so love his wife even as
himself, and the wife see that she reverence her
husband. --Eph. v. 33.
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{To give to wife}, {To take to wife}, to give or take (a
woman) in marriage.
{Wife's equity} (Law), the equitable right or claim of a
married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by
way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in
action, or out of any property of hers which is under the
jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, for the support of
herself and her children. --Burrill.
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| Wife's equity | Wife \Wife\, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries.
& OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan.
viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip
to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus,
[`` Germania'' 8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et
providum putant, nec aut consilia earum aspernantur aut
responsa neglegunt. Cf. {Hussy} a jade, {Woman}.]
1. A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only
in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife,
goodwife, and the like. `` Both men and wives.'' --Piers
Plowman.
On the green he saw sitting a wife. --Chaucer.
2. The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a
man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married
woman; -- correlative of husband. `` The husband of one
wife.'' --1 Tin. iii. 2.
Let every one you . . . so love his wife even as
himself, and the wife see that she reverence her
husband. --Eph. v. 33.
{To give to wife}, {To take to wife}, to give or take (a
woman) in marriage.
{Wife's equity} (Law), the equitable right or claim of a
married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by
way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in
action, or out of any property of hers which is under the
jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, for the support of
herself and her children. --Burrill. | ||||
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