leveraged

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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

leveraged

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past tense and past participle of leverage entry 2

Examples of leveraged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Stargate’s future has looked increasingly uncertain after Oracle, already heavily leveraged, filed paperwork to shield itself from upcoming debt payments for another Stargate data-center campus, in New Mexico. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Because leveraged ETFs typically reset each day, their long-term results can differ significantly from simply multiplying the index’s return over weeks, months or years. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

If every tech company is invested in every tech company, is this all just a highly leveraged house of cards? — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

After one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in corporate history, that has become increasingly pressing as interest rates rise. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout