Meanings
nounnegative gearing (plural negative gearings)
plural negative gearings
- businessA form of leveraged speculation in which a speculator borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 負扣稅 /负扣税, 負槓桿 /负杠杆
- 負扣稅 /负扣税 (fùkòushuì)leveraged speculation
- 負槓桿 /负杠杆leveraged speculation
Finnish velkarahalla sijoittaminen
- velkarahalla sijoittaminenleveraged speculation
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“negative gearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20gearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negative gearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20gearing.
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