sweat equity
1Sweat equity — is a term used to describe the contribution made to a project by people who contribute their time and effort. It can be contrasted with financial equity which is the money contributed towards the project. It is used to refer to a form of… …
2Sweat equity — Sweat Sweat, n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. sw[=a]t. See {Sweat}, v. i.] 1. (Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor,… …
3sweat-equity — ☆ sweat equity [swet΄ek′wət ē ] adj. Informal designating or of a kind of plan for renovating houses, neighborhoods, etc. in which houses are offered free or at low prices to persons promising to make the necessary repairs * * * …
4sweat equity — An ownership interest in property that results from the hard labor a person puts into improving it. For example, Jenny gave her brother James a share of her new business in exchange for the hundreds of hours he worked to help her start it up.… …
5sweat equity — ☆ sweat equity n. Informal 1. hard work put into a house, business, etc. to increase its value 2. the increased value so produced …
6sweat-equity — ☆ sweat equity [swet΄ek′wət ē ] adj. Informal designating or of a kind of plan for renovating houses, neighborhoods, etc. in which houses are offered free or at low prices to persons promising to make the necessary repairs …
7sweat equity — An increase in equity created by the labor of the owner. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * sweat equity ˈsweat ˌequity noun [uncountable] informal FINANCE the time and effort rather than the finance that people put into a new project or… …
8sweat equity — noun interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance • Hypernyms: ↑equity * * * noun [noncount] US : value in a property, business, etc., that results from the work that a person does to improve it He s …
9Sweat Equity — The equity that is created in a company or some other asset as a direct result of hard work by the owner(s). For example, the work you might put into rebuilding the engine on your 1968 Mustang to increase its value would be considered sweat… …
10sweat equity — noun An investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence. My wife and I have put a lot of sweat equity into our home… …
