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

“While these moves clearly reinforce the growth pillar of the company’s ‘North Star,’ they also surface a central tension: how management plans to balance the near-term cash drag of these investments — which could constrain free cash flow generation and delay deleveraging toward investment-grade status — against the long-term benefits of scale,” MoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch

Panigirtzoglou illustrated how rapid the deleveraging in bitcoin futures was, explaining that the ratio of open interest in perpetuals to the bitcoin market capitalization is a suitable proxy for investors’ leverage in the asset.

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“While the evolving shareholder base can’t immediately solve certain secular challenges impacting many midpriced leisure businesses, we do believe the newer shareholders will be relentless in pushing for real change and faster execution on certain initiatives that should lead to meaningful deleveraging,” he wrote.

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One potential negative for investors: “If there’s a strong focus on high-quality growth versus high-speed growth or an emphasis on debt-control or deleveraging, that would be a negative,” says Michael Hirson, head of China research at 22V Research.

From Barron's

But the April selloff didn’t spark forced deleveraging, Adrian said.

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