gearing
/ˈɡɪrɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of gear; the act of preparing or adjusting something for a purpose.
- She is gearing her studies toward a career in medicine.
- The team is gearing up for the championship game.
- They are gearing the new software to work on mobile devices.
noun
- A set of gears or the system of gears in a machine or vehicle.
- The factory upgraded the gearing on the conveyor belt to increase speed.
- The bicycle's gearing allows you to pedal easily uphill.
- The car's gearing is designed for fuel efficiency on highways.
- The ratio of a company's debt to its equity, used to measure financial risk.
- Investors worry when a firm's gearing rises too quickly.
- The bank checks a business's gearing before approving a loan.
- High gearing means the company has a lot of debt compared to its own funds.