"gearing" meaning in English

See gearing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gearings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gearing (countable and uncountable, plural gearings)
  1. The ratio of a system of gears. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gearing-en-noun-KJ1mOBid
  2. Harness; working implements. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gearing-en-noun-qFuRMDyw
  3. A train of toothed wheels and pinions. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gearing-en-noun-GWkKbSrv
  4. (finance) Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: leverage [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gearing-en-noun-wBGo~I8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 11 44 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 12 46 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 9 55 11 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hooke's gearing, negative gearing, pivot gearing, spur gearing

Verb

Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gearing
  1. present participle and gerund of gear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gear
    Sense id: en-gearing-en-verb-~Zlx-kHf

Inflected forms

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