equity capital

noun

: capital (such as stock or surplus earnings) that is free of debt
especially : capital received for an interest in the ownership of a business

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The budding culture warrior majored in politics and, after graduating in 2003, headed off to his first job as an equity capital market analyst on Wall Street. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025 In Pictures | Getty Images HSBC is preparing to wind down its M&A and equity capital markets businesses in Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. amid a broader overhaul of its investment banking operations. Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 The company was working toward a goal of raising $11.6 million in equity capital. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025 According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, equity capital, which is the most loss sustaining type of capital. rose 3.5% in the third quarter of 2024 to $81.6 billion. Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for equity capital 

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of equity capital was in 1942

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“Equity capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equity%20capital. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

equity capital

see capital

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