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noun

the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO

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How to use leveraged buyout in a sentence

In 1990, Weschler left New York and relocated to Charlottesville to start a leveraged buyout fund with Grace vice chairman Terry Daniels, who was also leaving the company.
The simple tricks that turned one investor’s $70,000 retirement account into a $264 million fortune|Allan Sloan|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
From 1984 to 1987, leveraged buyouts and other buybacks took more than $250 billion worth of stock out of the market, driving demand up further for what remained.
How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus)|Kurt Andersen|March 21, 2021|Freakonomics
He leveraged his earlier experience and knocked a Computer Science degree out of the park, graduating with high honors.
Killing Net Neutrality Kills the Dreams of Young Entrepreneurs|Joshua DuBois|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Guzmán essentially leveraged violence, political influence, and financial prowess to gain power and market share.
Will El Chapo Rule From Prison?|John P. Sullivan|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The following 10 politicos have leveraged social media for added attention and even notoriety.
When Politicians Tweet One-Liners|Ben Jacobs|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over the past year or two, she has leveraged media, social and otherwise, to present a more authentic version of herself.
He’s A Businessman, Man: Jay Z’s Pursuit of Profit and Why We Don’t Trust Him|Rawiya Kameir|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the whole, however, Saudi funds and arms have leveraged American aims in many tight situations.
Saudi Fears and Mysteries|Leslie H. Gelb|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Assume that your boys want, say, 30 times gross annual revenue for a buyout.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for leveraged buyout

leveraged buyout

/ (ˈliːvərɪdʒd) /

noun

a takeover bid in which a small company makes use of its limited assets, and those of the usually larger target company, to raise the loans required to finance the takeoverAbbreviation: LBO

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Cultural definitions for leveraged buyout

leveraged buyout

The purchase of a company mainly with borrowed money on the expectation that the purchaser can repay from the company's future profits or by selling its assets. Buyers sometimes raise the money by issuing junk bonds.

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