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Not exactly; equity means the monetary value of property beyond any debt owed on it. For instance, if you own a house whose mortgage is for $500,000 and you've paid $100,000 to principal on the mortgage, then your equity in the house is $100,000.

An asset is any item (real property, stocks, bonds, inventories, etc.) whose ownership can be converted to cash. A house, as above, is an asset, but so is stock in AT&T, etc.

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