deleveraging

American

[dee-lev-er-ij-ing, ‑lee-ver‑] / diˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ ɪŋ, ‑li vər‑ /

noun

the act or process of paying off or reducing debt; a decreasing of financial leverage.

Etymology

Origin of deleveraging

First recorded in 1975–80; de- ( def. ) + leveraging ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Peter Supino of Wolfe Research said in his own report that Paramount Warner faces “the difficult task of growing share while simultaneously deleveraging, a balance that could come at the expense of content investment.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Mobico will need to continue to execute to deliver growth, cash-flow generation and deleveraging, given leverage remains elevated, to drive a rerating from current levels,” Berenberg says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mortgage prepayments surged in recent years as households prioritized deleveraging over discretionary consumption.

From MarketWatch

A spiral of illiquidity, forced selling, markdowns and deleveraging could emerge.

From MarketWatch

A spiral of illiquidity, forced selling, markdowns and deleveraging could emerge — amplified by opacity and rapidly fading trust.

From MarketWatch

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