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noun

that portion of the capital of a business provided by the sale of stock.

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Nearby words

  1. equitation,
  2. equites,
  3. equities,
  4. equitoxic,
  5. equity,
  6. equity of redemption,
  7. equity security,
  8. equity stock,
  9. equity weighting,
  10. equity-linked policy

Origin of equity capital

First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for equity capital

equity capital

noun

the part of the share capital of a company owned by ordinary shareholders or in certain circumstances by other classes of shareholder
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