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sweat equity definition
☆ sweat equity
- hard work put into a house, business, etc. to increase its value
- the increased value so produced
sweat-equity definition
☆ sweat·-equity (swet′ek′wət ē)
adjective
Informal designating or of a kind of plan for renovating houses, neighborhoods, etc. in which houses are offered free or at low prices to persons promising to make the necessary repairs
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