Equity vs. Equality — What's the Difference?

The state or quality of being just and fair.

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities

Something that is just and fair.

A symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are equal; an equation.

Justice achieved not simply according to the strict letter of the law but in accordance with principles of substantial justice and the unique facts of the case.

The state or quality of being equal.

See court of equity.

(Mathematics) A statement, usually an equation, that one thing equals another.

An equitable right or claim

The fact of being equal.

Ownership interest in a corporation, property, or other holding, usually calculated as the value of the holding after subtracting any debt or liabilities.

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value. en

Equities Shares of common stock or preferred stock.

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

The value of a brand's reputation.

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.

Representing an ownership interest

Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

Of or relating to stocks

Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

Subordinated to all other claims on income, earnings, or assets

Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; - denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

(legal) Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England

A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.

(legal) A right which accrues to a party in a transaction because of the nature of the transaction itself, and which is exercisable upon a change of circumstances or conditions; in other words, an equitable claim.

The body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery, which Court had extra-statutory discretion, and is now administered alongside the common law of Britain.

(finance) Various senses related to net value

Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.

(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

(poker) A player's expected share of the pot.

(nonstandard) Equality

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.

An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.

A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

The difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

The ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

Conformity with rules or standards;