A measure of a pany's leverage, calculated by dividing long-term debt by mon shareholders' equity, usually using the data from the previous fiscal year.

是指以企业负债除以股东权益所得的比率。它是衡量公司财务结构风险程度的一项重要指标。

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But his track record says otherwise, and Republicans who had much less leverage in the fiscal cliff talks are itching to test him.

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So I would urge you to think about leverage, where a dollar of fiscal spending -- and this is spending money, primarily, or targeted tax relief -- can leverage a lot of private money.

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In fact, it is in fiscal matters that the Republicans will have the most leverage.

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