ungeared
adjective
UKuk/ˌʌnˈɡɪəd/usFINANCE
relatingto acompanywhosecapitalis all in theformofsharesand that has nodebt, forexamplein theformofbonds:
The company'sungearedbalancesheetmeansthey couldsoonbe on the look-out for acquisitions.
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But people like soldiers and sailors and airmen and teachers, who have retiredungeared, unindexed to inflation, are now suffering very considerably straitened circumstances.
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Conventionalungearedlocomotive number 2 was purchased for better efficiency on the longer rail line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the vessel to be lightered is geared, then it can discharge cargo to smaller,ungearedvessels (typically barges).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At first the fan wasungeared, which resulted in high noise levels.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike theungearedversion, the geared engine was completely enclosed within the fuselage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These included small reciprocating engines and geared orungearedcruising turbines on one or two shafts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The drives wereungeared, and the speeds of the turbines were the speeds of the shafts.
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