Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negative gearing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: neg-a-tive gear-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of leveraged speculation in which a speculator borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan

Inflected Forms

negative gearings (plural)

Questions

What does negative gearing mean?: A form of leveraged speculation in which a speculator borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan

How to pronounce negative gearing

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “negative gearing”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “negative gearing”.
Repeat and practice — Say “negative gearing” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.