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 rebound in South Korea's stock market was largely driven by a reversal of leveraged selling, said Daniel Yoo, global market strategist at Yuanta Securities. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

Bankers have set up meetings with JPMorgan’s 10 biggest high-yield clients at its annual leveraged finance conference, which kicks off tomorrow, one of the people said. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Polished concrete floors, plaster walls, steel fixtures, and simple wood elements are frequently leveraged to create the restrained, monochromatic palette that is so illustrative of Brutalism. —Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026

And if bankers became worried that Paramount was too leveraged, the tech mogul agreed to put in more money in order to secure the bank financing. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout