gearing

IPA: gˈɪrɪŋ

noun

  • The ratio of a system of gears.
  • Harness; working implements.
  • A train of toothed wheels and pinions.
  • (finance) Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”)
  • A surname.
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Examples of "gearing" in Sentences

  • But Suzlon's debt covenants with its lenders say that so-called gearing ratio can be no larger than 1.0.
  • The so called gearing effect has also meant that any council that spends above SSA faces huge increases in council tax.
  • And it seems to me that as it relates to what we call your gearing ratio, or your quarter one, are now less than three to one structure.
  • Becky was a little stretched out on the bike, and the gearing is more race-oriented than she needs, but it worked fine as a campus commuter.
  • And that discussion sometimes do result in gearing the children in finding other books that actually do speak to them than the initial query.
  • Investment trust managers have another weapon in their armoury that unit trust managers don't have - the ability to borrow money to buy shares this is known as gearing.
  • The biggest problem was that in gearing up to fight the good fight for the public option, etc., many people started to believe the nonsense that the current bill is actually worse than the status quo.
  • Add a little debt to the balance sheet—my editor used the quaint English jargon "gearing" instead of the now-famous "leverage"—and any dowdy financial firm can transform itself into a high-octane profit machine.

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