- high gearing
- /haɪ 'gɪərɪŋ/ nouna situation where a company has a high level of borrowing compared to its share price
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Gearing — Financial leverage. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * gearing gear‧ing [ˈgɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈgɪr ] also ˌcapital ˈgearing noun [uncountable] FINANCE the amount of borrowing that a company has in relation to its share capital. If the company makes … Financial and business terms
gearing — / gɪərɪŋ/ noun the act of borrowing money at fixed interest which is then used to produce more money than the interest paid COMMENT: High gearing (when a company is said to be ‘highly geared’) indicates that the level of borrowings is high when… … Dictionary of banking and finance
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Gearing — A fundamental analysis ratio of a company s level of long term debt compared to its equity capital. Gearing is expressed in percentage form. Companies with high gearing more long term liabilities than shareholder equity are considered speculative … Investment dictionary
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high — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, above, abovestairs, academy, accented, acme, acute, aerial, afflicted, aged, aggrandized, agog,… … Moby Thesaurus
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Bicycle gearing — The gearing on a bicycle is the selection of appropriate gear ratios for optimum efficiency or comfort. Different gears and ranges of gears are appropriate for different people and styles of cycling. Multi speed bicycles allow gear selection to… … Wikipedia
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