# equity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #4,299

## Definitions
1. Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
2. Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
3. Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
4. Various related senses originating with the Court of Chancery in late Medieval England
5. Various senses related to net value
6. Various senses related to net value
7. Various senses related to net value
8. Various senses related to net value
9. Equality

## Etymology
From Middle English equitee, equytee, from Old French equité, from Latin aequitās (“uniformity; impartiality; fairness”).

## Easily confused with
- **equip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equip-vs-equity)
- **entity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entity-vs-equity)
- **equate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-equity)
- **equine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equine-vs-equity)
- **enmity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enmity-vs-equity)
- **enquiry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enquiry-vs-equity)
- **equality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equality-vs-equity)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eqiuty`, `eqquity`, `equitty`, `equityy`, `equiyt`, `equtiy`, `euqity`, `qeuity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/equity