Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
apalancamiento
English translation:
leverage
Nov 12, 2000 11:52
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Spanish term
apalancamiento
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
el apalancamiento de la empresa es del 20%, aumentando ligeramente con respecto al pasado ejercicio.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | leverage |
Maria Paz
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| 0 | gearing, or leverage |
smudge
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leverage
"In corporate finance, leverage often means the amount of debt to equity." as explained in http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/
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gearing, or leverage
As the previous Pro says, this means the debt to equity ratio of a company. A highly geared/leveraged company has a high level of debt in relation to its equity. Gearing would be a more common term in the UK, leverage more common in the US.
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