equity

valor neto, patrimonio neto

Valor de una propiedad después de restar lo que todavía se debe por ella.

En inglés sencillo: The value of property after subtracting the money still owed on it.

• Our home equity has increased.
• She used the equity in her house to secure a loan.
• Paying off the mortgage builds equity.

Cómo se usa: equity in something (They have substantial equity in their house.)

Sinónimos: net value

Expresiones frecuentes: home equity, equity in something, build equity

equidad

Trato justo que tiene en cuenta las distintas necesidades y circunstancias de cada persona.

En inglés sencillo: Fair treatment that takes people's different needs and situations into account.

• The policy aims to improve equity.
• They studied equity in access to education.
• The committee considered both efficiency and equity when distributing funds.

Sinónimos: fairness, justice

Antónimos: inequity

Expresiones frecuentes: social equity, racial equity, equity in education

equidad

Facultad de un tribunal para ofrecer soluciones justas cuando las reglas legales habituales no dan suficiente protección.

En inglés sencillo: A court's power to provide fair solutions when ordinary legal rules do not give enough protection.

• The court granted relief in equity.
• The judge considered whether equity could provide a remedy.
• Her claim relied on equity rather than ordinary damages.

Expresiones frecuentes: court of equity, relief in equity, law and equity

derecho de equidad

Derecho basado en la equidad que nace de una operación y puede ejercerse cuando cambian las circunstancias.

En inglés sencillo: A right arising from a transaction that can be used when circumstances change.

• The transaction created an equity in her favor.
• He sought to enforce that equity after circumstances changed.
• The court examined the equities arising from their agreement.

Cómo se usa: equity arising from something (She asserted an equity arising from the earlier transaction.)

Sinónimos: equitable right

Expresiones frecuentes: an existing equity, enforce an equity, equity arising from