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Equity claim. Also called a residual claim; a claim to a share of earnings after debt obligations have been satisfied. Equity Claim. The right of a shareholder or some other party to the profit of a company after all prior obligations have been paid. Equity claims are perhaps most important in the event of the company's liquidation.
So, residual value of a car is the amount that it is worth after some of its original worth is gone. In other words, residual value can be described as the future value of a car in terms of percentage of depreciation of its initial value. Residual value takes on a different meaning for car leases. Here's a common example used to help explain the residual value of cars for auto leasing.