leveraged

adjective

lev·​er·​aged ˈle-və-rijd 

ˈlē-;

ˈlev-rijd, 

ˈlēv-

1

: having a high proportion of debt relative to equity

2

of the purchase of a company : made with borrowed money that is secured by the assets of the company bought

a leveraged buyout

Examples of leveraged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The deal is expected to become one of the largest leveraged buyouts ever. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Musk, who is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased Twitter for $44 billion in a leveraged buyout in late 2022. —Lora Kolodny,matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026

For Bhargava, Liquid’s edge could be in the fact that it’s being built as a general purpose exchange for leveraged trading on a number of asset classes, rather than focusing on a specific vertical. —Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

For ordinary Americans, a primary residence is essentially the only subsidized leveraged investment available. —Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout