How to Use equity in a Sentence

equity

noun
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  • We've been slowly paying off our mortgage and building up equity in our house.
  • In making these decisions we should be governed by the principle of equity.
  • The topic for the first month is racial equity in the school system.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2020
  • This is one case where the Heat invested enough equity, in the form of a No.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 26 June 2019
  • The modern way of putting this would be to talk about the bank’s return on equity.
    — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
  • These schemes have one goal: to strip away your equity in your home.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2022
  • But equity has come to the fore in recent years for a reason.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2021
  • In the run-up to the olympics, the women did score a major victory in pay equity.
    — Glamour, 29 July 2021
  • All of this is par for the course for private equity firms like Apollo.
    — Ian Frisch, Longreads, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Hall received equity in the company as part of the deal.
    — Matt Koesters, The Enquirer, 2 July 2020
  • Kincaid has had to take out a home equity loan to fund her lawsuit.
    — Neil Weinberg, Bloomberg.com, 13 June 2018
  • Their weighting in equities was at a 20-month high and their cash holdings at a 58-month low.
    — The Economist, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Rather than get paid in cash, Staples was paid in equity.
    — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Sweat equity, of course, isn’t the only source for Three Rivers’ success.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
  • Ignite plans to sell the chain for $50 million to a private equity firm.
    — Kelly Poe, AL.com, 6 June 2017
  • The remix can be seen as the cherry on top for Aoki's monstrous year as his brand equity climbs to an all-time high.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Even easier than a fire sale of the car and house, a fresh loan against the home equity would ease the situation.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018
  • But if equity investors dropped out, Musk would be on the hook to replace them or throw in more of his own money.
    — Barbara Ortutay, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • While food equity is at the heart of much of their work, many groups have expanded their services.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The task force is also very concerned about health equity, Pbert said.
    — Naomi Thomas, CNN, 20 Sep. 2022
  • How does this moment relate to your work in health equity?
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 4 June 2020
  • Seena Hodges believes that racial equity is the defining issue of our time.
    — Erica Pearson, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Failure to abide by that rule would put their vested equity at risk.
    — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 4 June 2024
  • Her office trains school leaders in racial equity and puts on events throughout the year.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2020
  • Start with these projects to revamp your exterior and build equity at the same time.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Changes to push back against the violence should be viewed through a lens of racial equity, speakers said Thursday.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Much like the current process for new owners, private equity firms will have to be vetted and pre-approved by the league.
    — Randall Williams, Fortune, 7 May 2024
  • For the second year in a row, an effort to create a state fund focused on health equity and racial justice has failed.
    — Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • Catch up quick: Unilever, meanwhile, is in the process of separating its ice cream business, which includes brands such as Ben & Jerry's, as private equity firms circle.
    — Richard Collings, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Even that sell-side firm sees very low equity returns over the next decade, implying that today’s starting point for equities is significantly above the long-term trend.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

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