gearing
noun/ˈɡɪərɪŋ/
/ˈɡɪrɪŋ/
[uncountable]- (British English) (also leverage British and North American English)(finance) the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and the value of its shares see also negative gearingTopics Businessc2, Moneyc2
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- a particular set or arrangement of gears in a machine or vehicleTopics Engineeringc2
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