9 to conceal in or about the hand, as in sleight-of-hand tricks. 10 to touch or soothe with the palm of the hand, (See also) â palm off. (C14 paume, via Old French from Latin palma; compare Old English folm palm of the hand, Greek palame). English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also:
owners' equity. The owners' interest in the assets of a business. Owners' equity includes the amount invested by the owners plus the profits (or minus the losses) in the enterprise. Owners' equity and liabilities are used to finance a firm's assets. Also called net assets, shareholders' equity, stockholders' equity.
Equity is also used to refer to ownership outside the corporate business structure. For instance, you might own equity in your house, which is generally the difference between its value and what you owe. For non-corporate businesses (e.g., partnerships), equity is determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.