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1. ''Capital asset pricing model (CAPM).''

In the CAPM, a geared beta is a beta which takes account of the additional risks of debt finance.


2.

Geared cash flow is the cash flow taking account of debt.


3.

A geared company or business is one that is financed in part by debt.


4.

The term 'geared' may also be used to mean having a high level of debt, in any of these contexts.


''Geared is also sometimes known as 'leveraged' or 'levered'.''



== See also ==
* [[Balance sheet ratio]]
* [[Beta]]
* [[Capital asset pricing model]]
* [[Geared beta]]
* [[Geared cash flow]]
* [[Gearing]]
* [[Guide to risk management]]
* [[Ungeared]]
* [[Ungeared cash flow]]


===Other links===
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/8012 Masterclass: Measuring financial risk, Will Spinney, The Treasurer]

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