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

Make the Platform Addictive Robinhood leveraged engagement tactics from Amazon and Las Vegas casinos to keep users hooked. —Dileep Rao, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Also, Musk’s leveraged buyout for Twitter was infamously horrible, and do banks really want to repeat that debacle? —Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025

Among the many allegations in his filing, Baldoni claims Lively leveraged Swift’s celebrity status in an effort to intimidate him into letting her steamroll production. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025

The cryptocurrency market reacted strongly to the tariff announcement, with more than $2 billion in leveraged liquidations recorded within 24 hours. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing leveraged

• leveraged buyout