How to Use equity in a Sentence
equity
noun
- 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
-
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
-
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
-
Bear in mind that equity is also the money that comes from the company's profits.
—
Marek Niedzwiedz,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2021
-
As traders geared up for 2023, equities were coming off of their worst year since the financial crisis.
—
Bychloe Taylor,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2023
-
Liars will be willing to say anything about diversity and equity just to get the job.
—
WSJ,
9 Feb. 2023
-
At one point last year, a key measure of equity market volatility had been cut in half.
—
Tom Saler,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2020
-
Each school district has been a part of a network to promote equity for students of color.
—
Erik Gleibermann,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2017
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'equity.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
