deleverage

[ dee-lev-er-ij, ‐lee-ver‐ ]

verb (used without object),de·lev·er·aged, de·lev·er·ag·ing.

to decrease financial leverage by paying off debt: Their balance sheet significantly improved after they deleveraged.

verb (used with object),de·lev·er·aged, de·lev·er·ag·ing.

to reduce the debt of: He drastically deleveraged the company to make it profitable.

noun

an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.

Origin of deleverage

First recorded in 1980–85; de- + leverage

Words Nearby deleverage

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British Dictionary definitions for deleverage

deleverage

/ (diːˈlɛvərɪdʒ, -vrɪdʒ) /

verb

finance (of an organization) to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital

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