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.
Therefore, owner's equity rises when a company generates a profit and retains part of it after paying dividends. Losses lead to lower owner's equity or even negative owner's equity. The owner could put in additional cash to continue operations, sell off surplus assets to raise cash or liquidate all assets and shut down the company.