deleveraging
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deleveraging
First recorded in 1975–80; de- ( def. ) + leveraging ( def. )
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“While this result was not the start of deleveraging that we had hoped for, Whitehaven’s strong operating performance gives us confidence that the balance sheet will improve over the coming quarters,” Ord Minnett says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s also attributable to an immensely painful derisking and deleveraging process among domestic retail investors who had been riding the stock market’s blistering rally throughout 2025 and the first half of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The around $3 billion working capital release should also aid deleveraging efforts, she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Simultaneously, higher volatility feeds risk models triggering margin calls and deleveraging as lenders further tighten liquidity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“We are going through the greatest deleveraging in the history of financial services and it’s going to go on and on and on,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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