sweat equity
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Tweet n. 1. 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. 2. Sustained effort; hard work: "Coming up with compelling plots is a little bit inspiration and a lot of sweat equity" (David Baldacci). |
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