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Meaning of sweat equity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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