Gearing
101equity gearing — / ekwɪti ˌgɪərɪŋ/ noun the ratio between a company’s borrowings at interest and its ordinary share capital …
102high gearing — /haɪ gɪərɪŋ/ noun a situation where a company has a high level of borrowing compared to its share price …
103income gearing — / ɪnkʌm ˌgɪərɪŋ/ noun the ratio of the interest a company pays on its borrowing shown as a percentage of its pretax profits (before the interest is paid) …
104low gearing — /ləυ gɪərɪŋ/ noun the fact of not having much borrowing in proportion to your capital …
105operational gearing — /ˌɒpəreɪʃ(ə)nəl gɪərɪŋ/ noun a situation where a company has high fixed costs which are funded by borrowings …
106crossover gearing — A bicyclegearing system whose shift sequence involves moving from the lowest to the midrange of gears on the smaller chainring, then crossing over to the larger chainring for the remainder of the gears …
107mangle gearing — noun : a mechanism for producing reciprocating motion consisting of a rack with teeth on both sides and around the ends or a row of pegs engaging a pinion that rotates continuously in one direction …
108back gearing — noun see back gear …
109chain gearing — noun see chain gear …
110differential gearing — noun see differential gear …