See Also: gearing(medicine)
Gearing(money)
Gearing(finance)
gearing(dictionary)
gearing(dictionary)
Gearing of warrant(finance)
Gearing or leverage or proprietary ratio(finance)

gearing (iou)



gearing noun. E19.
[from GEAR noun & verb + -ING1.]
Equipment, working implements. rare. E19.
Harness. dial. M19.
The process of fitting with gears. Also, the set or arrangement of gears in a machine. M19.
Footloose Incredibly low gearing allowing the pedals to be turned quickly.
Finance. The ratio of a company's total capital to its equity capital; the proportion of capital existing in the form of debt. M20.
Fortune [Rupert] Murdoch operates with a phenomenal amount of debt, or gearing.