GEARING Definition

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GEARING is the proportion of the capital employed of a company that is financed by lenders rather than shareholders.

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CUT-OFF YIELD, in securities, is the yield at which or below which the bids are accepted.

BOOK-TO-BILL RATIO is the ratio of orders taken (sic booked) to products shipped and bills sent (sic billed). The ratio is a measure of whether a company has more, equal to or less than the orders than it can likely produce and deliver. The book-to-bill ratio is primarily of interest to investors or traders in the high-tech sector.

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