Definition
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.
In Context
- "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."