Equity

General

* Equity (law), a branch of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictions
* In many political and legal systems, a concept encompassing ideals of justice (fairness) and/or equality
* Equality, the philosophical ideal of valuing all human beings as equal to each other.
* In poker strategy, a player's expected share of the pot
* Intergenerational equity, equality and fairness in relationships between people of different ages

Political, social and psychology

* Equity theory, on the relations and perceptions of fairness in distributions of resources within social and professional situations.
* Employment equity (Canada), policy requiring or encouraging preferential treatment in employment practices for certain designated groups



Business and economics

* Stock, common or preferred stock
* Ownership equity, the value of an ownership interest in property, including shareholders' equity in a business
* Equity investment, investment in stock. It can be done through stock market (primary or secondary market) or private placement
* Equity (economics), the study of fairness in economics
* Private equity, stock in a privately held company
* Brand equity, in marketing, the value built up in a brand



Organizations

The word equity is also used in the names of the following organizations:

* Actors' Equity Association, Labor union of actors and stage managers in the United States.
* Equity (trade union) (formerly British Actors' Equity Association), an association in the United Kingdom
* Canadian Actors' Equity Association, an association in Canada
* Equity Office Properties Trust, a company that owns and manages office buildings in the United States
* Forum Party of Alberta, also known as the Equity Party, a defunct political party from Alberta, Canada
* Equity Bank Limited, a bank based in Kenya
* Equity Music Group, a country music record label