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gearing

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gearing/ˈɡɪərɪŋ/

▶noun

1 the set or arrangement of gears in a machine.

2 Brit. the ratio of a company's loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity).

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