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private equities

private equities is the plural of private equity.

Meaning of private equity

Noun

private equity (countable and uncountable, plural private equities)

  1. Capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
    • That company is closely held; its equity is all private equity.
  2. An investment fund that specializes in buying companies in order to restructure and then sell them with a profit; the industry comprising such firms.
    • Although private equity is not inherently villainous, the horror stories from past takeovers give the industry a bad name, especially in cases where it assumes the mantle of landlord or hospital owner.

Questions about private equities

What is private equities the plural of?
Private equities is the plural of private equity.

Words near private equities in the dictionary

  1. private docents
  2. private enterprise
  3. private enterprise number
  4. private enterprise numbers
  5. private enterprises
  6. private equities
  7. private equity
  8. private eye
  9. private eyes
  10. private first class
  11. private good

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