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equity finance

 
 
noun [U] (also equity financing) FINANCE

Definition

the finance that a company gets from selling shares rather than borrowing money: Equity finance is an efficient way for SMEs to finance high-risk investments because it allows investors to share more fully in the rewards of a successful venture.
(Definition of equity finance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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