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

Cal-Maine leveraged high egg prices into a sixfold profit increase despite not experiencing a single bird flu outbreak in its flocks until 11 months later. —Wenonah Hauter, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024

Even after federal anti-nepotism legislation passed in response to John F. Kennedy appointing his brother Bobby as attorney general, relationships are still leveraged to aid family members in Washington. —Lz Granderson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024

While the company initially touted Just Walk Out’s AI capabilities, which leveraged cameras to track items shoppers placed in their baskets, there were several reports the technology actually relied on 1,000 workers in India monitoring the camera feeds. —Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 July 2024

Before joining Carvana, Jenkins was a professor in the finance department at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for five years teaching undergraduate, MBA, and executive education programs on corporate restructuring, corporate credit, and leveraged finance. —Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout