overleverage

[ oh-ver-lev-er-ij, ‑-lee-ver‑ ]

verb (used with or without object)

, o·ver·lev·er·aged, o·ver·lev·er·ag·ing.

1. to get into too much debt:

   The hotel was overleveraged and had an insufficient cash flow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overleverage¹

over- + leverage

Example Sentences

The more overleveraged a developer was, the less regulators would allow it to borrow.

From Washington Post