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The use of borrowed money to increase production volume, and thus sales and earnings. It is measured as the ratio of total debt to total assets. The greater the amount of debt, the greater the financial leverage.
(source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/financial-leverage.html)
Synonyms:
finantial gearing
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