equities Definition

equity
noun equities

1. Fair or just conditions or treatment.

Thesaurus: justice, integrity, fairness, fair play, even-handedness, objectivity, impartiality, disinterest, righteousness, uprightness, fair-mindedness.
2. law.
The concept of natural justice, as opposed to common law or statute law, often invoked to support an interpretation, or the complete waiving, of a law.
3. The excess in value of a property over the mortgage and other charges held on it. Compare negative equity.
4. An ordinary share in a company.

Form: equities (usually)
5. The trade union for actors.

Form: Equity

Etymology: 14c: from Latin aequitas equality.