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

Its fund was the only leveraged product actually trading on IPO day. — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 19 June 2026

Mining stocks can provide leveraged exposure to silver prices but also introduce company-specific risks. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 24 June 2026

LeBron James's impending free agency, though less leveraged at 41, points predictably towards a return to the Lakers. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

CoreWeave’s leveraged expansion CoreWeave expanded its data center capacity as demand for AI computing power increased. — Byadam Volle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout