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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 oflabour , typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a smallbusiness or personalresidence that increases the value of the business or residence.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance
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oroboros commented on the word sweat equity
What you build with elbow grease.
August 30, 2009