leveraged buyout
noun
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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leveragedplay
: having a high proportion of debt relative to equity
: made with borrowed money that is secured by the assets of the company bought
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buyoutplay
: an act or instance of buying out
: a financial incentive offered to an employee in exchange for an early retirement or voluntary resignation
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leveraged buyout
noun
leveraged buy·out
\-ˈbī-ˌau̇t\
Legal Definition of leveraged buyout
: the acquisition of a company usually by members of its own management using debt to finance the purchase of equity with debt to be paid by future profits or sale of company assets
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