deleveraging

American  

[dee-lev-er-ij-ing, ‑lee-ver‑] / diˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ ɪŋ, ‑li vər‑ /

noun

1. the act or process of paying off or reducing debt; a decreasing of financial leverage.

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Etymology

Origin of deleveraging

First recorded in 1975–80; de- ( def. ) + leveraging ( def. )

Example Sentences

And any deleveraging by trading and nonbank customers would curtail loan growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Capital Economics says Japan is actually deleveraging faster than any major advanced economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We believe that normalized tax treatment creates real M&A optionality given the deleveraging of balance sheets for key operators and a lower cost of capital, which improves the feasibility and accretion math for roll- ups,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch

Paramount offered what investors often prize above all else: a cleaner, full-company transaction, allowing for streamlined integration and more flexibility in financing structure and postmerger deleveraging.

From Barron's

Neumann said that Netflix will prioritize “deleveraging” after the deal closes but also continue share buybacks.

From Barron's