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debt/equity ratio
debt/eq·ui·ty ra·tio (plural debt/eq·ui·ty ra·tios)


noun 
Definition:
 
ratio of total debt to equity: the amount of a company's borrowing in relation to its shareholders' equity, used as a measure of debt leverage
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