Noun (thing)
    
  
    Shareholder equity  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a firm's total assets minus its total liabilities        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The board of management was delighted with the 15% rise in shareholder equity on the past year.