Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweat equity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
sweat e-quity
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sweat equities (plural)

Questions

What does sweat equity mean?
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.

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