sweat equity
sweat equity · sweat equities
An investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)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: I did the renovations and she did the redecorating.
More definitions
- interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance
Forms
plural: sweat equities| Singular | sweat equity |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable