9 to conceal in or about the hand, as in sleight-of-hand tricks. 10 to touch or soothe with the palm of the hand, (See also) â palm off. (C14 paume, via Old French from Latin palma; compare Old English folm palm of the hand, Greek palame). English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also:
owners' equity. The owners' interest in the assets of a business. Owners' equity includes the amount invested by the owners plus the profits (or minus the losses) in the enterprise. Owners' equity and liabilities are used to finance a firm's assets. Also called net assets, shareholders' equity, stockholders' equity.
Equity Residential. Equity Residential, a real estate investment company, is one of the largest apartment owners in the United States. It was started in the 1960s by Bob Lurie and Sam Zell at the University of Michigan, where they managed student apartments. Equity joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1993 and the S&P 500 in 2001.