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sweat equities

sweat equities is the plural of sweat equity.

Meaning of sweat equity

Noun

sweat equity (countable and uncountable, plural sweat equities)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about sweat equities

What is sweat equities the plural of?
Sweat equities is the plural of sweat equity.

Words near sweat equities in the dictionary

  1. sweat box
  2. sweat boxes
  3. sweat bricks
  4. sweat buckets
  5. sweat bullets
  6. sweat equities
  7. sweat equity
  8. sweat gland
  9. sweat glands
  10. sweat hole
  11. sweat holes

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