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What does Owner's Equity mean?

The total assets of an entity, minus its total liabilities; represents the owner's investment in the business.

Owner's Equity in a sentence
At the end of the year, Owner's Equity is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets in a sole proprietorship.

Owner's Equity in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Eigenkapital
also Eigenkapital des Inhabers

Anspruch des Inhabers am Reinvermögen des Unternehmens.

French
Capitaux propres de l'exploitant
also Avoir du propriétaire

Part de l'actif appartenant au propriétaire après déduction des dettes.

Spanish
Patrimonio neto del propietario
also Capital del propietario

Valor de los activos tras restar todas las obligaciones de la empresa.

Italian
Capitale proprio
also Patrimonio netto del proprietario

Capitale investito dal proprietario al netto delle passività.

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