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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

leverage

Norwegian translation:

giring

Feb 25, 2009 16:54
15 yrs ago
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English term

leverage

GBK English to Norwegian Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Definition from BusinessDictionary.com:
Ability to influence a system, or an environment, in a way that multiplies the outcome of one's efforts without a corresponding increase in the consumption of resources. In other words, leverage is an advantageous-condition of having a relatively small amount of cost yield a relatively high level of returns. Thus, "doing a lot with a little.” See also financial leverage and operating leverage.
Example sentences:
Most companies use debt to finance operations. By doing so, a company increases its leverage because it can invest in business operations without increasing its equity. (investopedia.com)
So, the first step in getting leverage to work for you is to get the highest possible return from your commercial activities. (jimconnolly.com)
Leverage can be experienced through aligning yourself with other businesses that compliment you, your values, your beliefs, and your products or services (risingwomen.com)
Proposed translations (Norwegian)
4 +2 giring
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Feb 25, 2009 16:10: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Proposed translations

+2
5 hrs
Selected

giring

Definition from own experience or research:
Jeg har sett en del eksempler på at "leverage" ukritisk oversettes med "lånefinansiering" eller "fremmedkapitalprosent." I mange tilfeller vil dette stemme, men det er også mulig å doble avkastningen på en investering uten å ta opp lån, f.eks. ved bruk av derivater.
Example sentences:
Høg giring kan brukast til å forklare både økonomiske triumfar og ... (Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane )
Konsernsjef og gründer Odd Brevik i Deep Sea Supply vil holde på selskapets giring fremover. - (NA24)
Peer comment(s):
agree Svein Hartwig Djaerff : This (gearing=giring) is definitely one of the meanings of this term, but can only be used in specific cases within the financial field and NOT in general!
3 days 8 hrs
The question is posed in bus/fin. I thought that "giring" would work when "leverage" is a noun, but not when it is a transitive verb (e.g. "leverage your talent"). Can you give an example of a general sentence where it can't be used?
agree Vedis Bjørndal : See:http://www.ferd.no/lang/no/show.do?page=177&articleid=1870
5 days
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