Definition of leveraged buyout
chiefly US
: a business arrangement in which someone buys a company by borrowing money based on the value of the company that is being bought
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“Leveraged buyout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leveraged%20buyout. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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