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The use of debt to make investments. The ratio of a company's debt to its capital assets. (the same as British "gearing")
(i) The use of borrowing to increase the amount of money that is available for investment or consumption. (ii) A proportional measure of  indebtedness, such as the ratio of a company's debt to its shareholders' [[equity (finance)|equity ]] (the same as British "gearing"), or the ratio of the indebtedness of a household to the net  value  of its assets  (ie net of its debts).

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Leverage [r]: (i) The use of borrowing to increase the amount of money that is available for investment or consumption. (ii) A proportional measure of indebtedness, such as the ratio of a company's debt to its shareholders' equity (the same as British "gearing"), or the ratio of the indebtedness of a household to the net value of its assets (ie net of its debts).