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

Products like those can compound the damage because leveraged ETFs reset each day. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund bought game maker Electronic Arts in perhaps the largest leveraged buyout in history. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

But after the fund came under pressure, Aschenbrenner had to sell his leveraged stock bets to Citadel last week. — Alex Harring,sean Conlon,sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

The numbers include investment-grade, high-yield, and leveraged loan debt markets. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout