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sweat equity

noun

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  1. An investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a…

    An investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence.

    • My wife and I have put a lot of sweat equity into our home: I did the renovations and she did the redecorating.
    • Mr. TALLE: His time and his wife's time in that article is called the "sweat equity". Mr. GRIGGS: Look at the fun they had doing it.

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