Equity (finance)
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equity-finance-175-7719111
title:
Equity (finance)
text:
In finance, equity is an ownership interest in property that may be offset by debts or other liabilities. Equity is measured for accounting purposes by subtracting liabilities from the value of the assets owned. For example, if someone owns a car worth $24,000 and owes $10,000 on the loan used to buy the car, the difference of $14,000 is equity. Equity can apply to a single asset, such as a car or house, or to an entire business. A business that needs to start up or expand its operations can sel
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ownership of property reduced by its liabilities
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_(finance)
date created:
2002-08-07T12:31:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T10:21:55Z
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13
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