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
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Corporate leveraged loan and high yield bond default rates have been rising this year, as have default rates in the private credit markets.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The government invested in mRNA technology for decades before it was leveraged to create vaccines that saved us from a once-in-century pandemic.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
As with its other products, the co-op leveraged new materials and modern technology, finding ways to do more with less weight.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Musk ultimately bid on and led a leveraged buyout of Twitter in 2022 in a deal worth about $44 billion.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2025
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The government invested in mRNA technology for decades before it was leveraged to create vaccines that saved us from a once-in-century pandemic.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
As with its other products, the co-op leveraged new materials and modern technology, finding ways to do more with less weight.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Musk ultimately bid on and led a leveraged buyout of Twitter in 2022 in a deal worth about $44 billion.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Leveraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leveraged. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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