deleverage
[ dee-lev-er-ij, ‐lee-ver‐ ]
/ diˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ‐li vər‐ /
verb (used without object), de·lev·er·aged, de·lev·er·ag·ing.
to decrease financial leverage by paying off debt: Their balance sheet significantly improved after they deleveraged.
verb (used with object), de·lev·er·aged, de·lev·er·ag·ing.
to reduce the debt of: He drastically deleveraged the company to make it profitable.
noun
an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
Words nearby deleverage
delegitimatize,
delegitimize,
delete,
deleterious,
deletion,
deleverage,
deleveraging,
delft,
delgado,
delhi,
delhi belly
British Dictionary definitions for deleverage
deleverage
/ (diːˈlɛvərɪdʒ, -vrɪdʒ) /
verb
finance
(of an organization) to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital