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deleveraging
[ dee-lev-er-ij-ing, ‐lee-ver‐ ]
/ diˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ ɪŋ, ‐li vər‐ /
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noun
the act or process of paying off or reducing debt; a decreasing of financial leverage.
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Words nearby deleveraging
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How to use deleveraging in a sentence
Who bore the brunt of deleveraging during the Great Recession?
In an ideal world, we could spend vast sums of federal dollars to balance out the impact of deleveraging in the private sector.