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

Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote that the transaction marks “a material acceleration of WDC’s deleveraging efforts,” as the company may move toward a net-cash position over time.

From MarketWatch

Lancastle looks to Spain, presently “the fastest-growing economy in Europe where a fifteen-year deleveraging cycle after the global financial crisis has now ended and there is a demographic dividend resulting from the return of young people to the Spanish economy and inward-bound immigration trends.”

From MarketWatch

It is the right time to pause the buyback given the company’s relatively weak balance sheet and emphasis on deleveraging, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sell-off has been intensified by forced deleveraging, as investors who borrowed money to bet on bitcoin's rise are forced to sell when losses mount, pushing prices lower.

From Barron's

The researchers believe this behavior reflects a process they call "micronutrient deleveraging."

From Science Daily