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leverage

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Contexto: "American corporations in the past overall had a leverage ratio of about 1.0; i.e., 1 to 1. "
Fonte: http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/ltcm.htm

Termo equivalente: débito à (relação da) equidade; recurso a capital alheio

Definição: "What the debt/equity ratio measures; The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. Companies that are highly leveraged may be at risk of bankruptcy if they are unable to make payments on their debt; they may also be unable to find new lenders in the future. Leverage is not always bad, however; it can increase the shareholders' return on investment and often there are tax advantages associated with borrowing."
Fonte: http://www.investorwords.com/2786/leverage.html