gearing
noun [U] /ˈɡɪə.rɪŋ/
/ˈɡɪr.ɪŋ/ (also leverage) UK SPECIALIZEDDefinition
› the amount a company has borrowed compared to its share capital: You must look at the company's gearing level and its ability to service its debt.Borrowing, lending and debt
(Definition of gearing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amortize verb
- arrears noun
- be in the hole idiom
- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- bounce verb (NOT PAY)
- building society noun
- call it quits idiom
- credit risk noun
- delinquent adjective
- get behind phrasal verb
- hock noun (MONEY)
- liability noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
- national debt noun
- overdraft noun
- pay sth off phrasal verb
- payable adjective
- receiver noun (PERSON)
- square the accounts/books idiom
- term noun (RULES)
- write sth off phrasal verb (MONEY)
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