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quantity
Noun
Known as the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio, the measure regulates the quantity and quality of capital banks should be keeping on their balance sheets.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
At least there’s quantity for a change, if not enough quality.
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