noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inequity, iniquity
2
noun
Meaning 2
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
1800, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon in Mayor, &c. of Southampton v. Graves (1800), 8 T. R. 592. A Court of equity knows its own province.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
A right which accrues to a party in a transaction because of the nature of the transaction itself, and which is exercisable upon a change of circumstances or conditions; in other words, an equitable claim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
The body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery, which Court had extra-statutory discretion, and is now administered alongside the common law of Britain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Various senses related to net value
Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance, law
Examples
I have a lot of equity in my house.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Various senses related to net value
Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Various senses related to net value
Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: accounting, business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Various senses related to net value
A player's expected share of the pot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, card-games, finance, poker
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Equality
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
conformity with rules or standards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the judge recognized the fairness of my claim
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fairness
Antonyms: inequity
Broader terms: justice, justness
Narrower terms: non-discrimination, sportsmanship
11
noun
Meaning 11
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interest, stake
Narrower terms: sweat equity
12
noun
Meaning 12
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assets
History
Etymology
From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).
Across languages
Translations
128 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արդարություն
(ardarutʻyun)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Bulgarian:
справедливост
(spravedlivost)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Bulgarian:
безпристрастие
(bezpristrastie)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Chinese Mandarin:
公平
(gōngpíng)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Chinese Mandarin:
公平性
(gōngpíngxìng)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Chinese Mandarin:
公正
(gōngzhèng)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Chinese Mandarin:
公正性
(gōngzhèngxìng)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Czech:
spravedlnost
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Czech:
rovnost
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Danish:
rimelighed
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Danish:
retfærdighed
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Dutch:
gerechtigheid
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Esperanto:
justeco
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Esperanto:
senpartieco
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Esperanto:
egaleco
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Finnish:
oikeudenmukaisuus
— justice, impartiality and fairness
French:
impartialité
— justice, impartiality and fairness
French:
solidarité
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Galician:
equidade
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Gerechtigkeit
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Gleichheit
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Fairness
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Billigkeit
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Gleichstellung
— justice, impartiality and fairness
German:
Gleichberechtigung
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Greek:
δικαιοσύνη
(dikaiosýni)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Hungarian:
méltányosság
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Hungarian:
jogosság
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Irish:
cóir
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Irish:
cothromas
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
equità
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
parità
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
uguaglianza
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
giustizia
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
imparzialità
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Italian:
giustezza
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Latin:
aequitās
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Māori:
mana taurite
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Portuguese:
equidade
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Portuguese:
equanimidade
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Romanian:
imparțialitate
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Romanian:
echitate
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Romanian:
nepărtinire
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Russian:
справедли́вость
(spravedlívostʹ)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Russian:
беспристра́стность
(bespristrástnostʹ)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Russian:
беспристра́стие
(bespristrástije)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Spanish:
equidad
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Spanish:
epiqueya
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Telugu:
ఈక్విటీ
(īkviṭī)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Ottoman Turkish:
عدالت
(ʼadalet)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Ottoman Turkish:
انصاف
(insâf)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Ottoman Turkish:
قسط
(kıst)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Ottoman Turkish:
عدل
(ʼadl)
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Vietnamese:
sự bình đẳng
— justice, impartiality and fairness
Catalan:
equitat
— legal tradition
Chinese Mandarin:
衡平
(héngpíng)
— legal tradition
Chinese Mandarin:
衡平法
(héngpíngfǎ)
— legal tradition