equities

equities — noun

1. shares in companies that people buy and sell as an investment, especially when t

1.名詞C2
釋義

shares in companies that people buy and sell as an investment, especially when talking about the stock market as a whole.

例句

Leo moved part of his pension from bonds into equities last spring.

move money from bonds into equities

Constanza avoids risky equities when she saves for her children's school fees.

同義詞
  • shares

    the most direct everyday term for pieces of ownership in a company

  • stocks

    very common in finance, especially in American English and market reporting

  • common stock

    a narrower formal term for ordinary company shares rather than every kind of listed equity

文法句型

invest in equities

move money into/out of equities

用法筆記

Used mainly in finance to talk about shares as a class of investment, often contrasted with bonds or cash. For a single ownership stake or the value left after debts, singular equity is more usual.

常見錯誤

❌The fund holds government bonds and other equities.
✅The fund holds government bonds and other investments.
💡equities means company shares, not every kind of investment.