词汇 | highly-geared |
释义 | highly geared adjective FINANCE UKukus(UShighly leveraged) used to describe a company that has a large amount of debt compared to its share capital,(= money in shares) or the structure of such a company's capital: Companies with high debts are 'highly geared', and face financial difficulties if their profits fall or interest rates rise. The company's board said it would not support the highly leveraged capital structure of the proposed buyout offer. used to describe a person who has borrowed a large amount of money compared to their income or the amount of capital they already have: US homes are about as strongly rated as UK ones but the US consumer is even more highly geared than the UK one. Examples of highly gearedhighly geared A company that is highlygeared has a high debt-to-equity capital ratio. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some countries simply disallow interest deductions above a certain level from all sources when the company is considered to be too highlygeared under applicable tax regulations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The thumb was more highlygeared which allowed it to provide the grip force. That is precisely what some of the highlygeared, fringe banks are doing, which is why they get into terrible trouble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must be remembered that public sector finances are highlygeared to changes in the level of the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once one has a surplus, intervention becomes an unsatisfactory way of solving our problems, because it is very highlygeared. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This dynamic modern industry is highlygeared financially by reason of the vast capital expenditure necessary for efficient and automated mass production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because the highlygeared local authorities are those most affected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we know, the motor industry is highlygeared and its exports, particularly, can be affected by an increase in unit costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a magnificent record, but the industry is now becoming too highlygeared. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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