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de-gearing

de-gearing is the present participle and gerund of de-gear.

de-gearing is the alternative form of degearing.

Meaning of degearing

Noun

degearing (uncountable)

  1. The process of selling off assets in order to reduce debt.
    • This support for Greene & Walker may stem from the duo's past experience as masters of degearing, an unusual quality in a business dominated by its hoarders.1975, Stock Exchange Gazette - Volume 31, page 545

Questions about de-gearing

What is de-gearing the present participle and gerund of?
De-gearing is the present participle and gerund of de-gear.

Words near de-gearing in the dictionary

  1. de-gayed
  2. de-gaying
  3. de-gays
  4. de-gear
  5. de-geared
  6. de-gearing
  7. de-gears
  8. de-Google
  9. de-Googled
  10. de-Googles
  11. de-Googling

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