sweat equity

noun

unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.

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Origin of sweat equity

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby sweat equity

swearword, sweat, sweat bee, sweat blood, sweat bullets, sweat equity, sweat gland, sweat gland carcinoma, sweat glands, sweat lodge, sweat of one's brow
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