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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Work, especially manual labor, performed in return for a share in ownership, as of a home, or in the expectation of increasing the value of a property one has purchased.
  • noun Sustained effort; hard work.

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  • noun idiomatic, real estate, business 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.

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  • noun interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance

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