sweat equity
sweat equity
Definition
☆ sweat equity
noun
- 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
sweat equity
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- capital: Dhakka is the sweat equity capital of the laboring poor of south Asia!
Browse dictionary entries near sweat equity
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