deleverage

deleverage
deleverage de‧le‧ver‧age [ˌdiːˈliːvərɪdʒ ǁ -ˈlev-, -ˈliːv-] noun [uncountable]
FINANCE when a company starts to get more of the money it needs by selling shares in the company, and less by borrowing in the form of loans or bonds; = degearing Bre:

• Margins were favorably affected by various factors, but this was offset by the impact of sales deleverage and higher labor rates.

— deleverage verb [intransitive, transitive] :

• He encouraged corporations to deleverage their balance sheets in order to lower capital costs.

— deleveraging noun [uncountable] :

• Strong free cash flows have allowed the company to undertake a process of deleveraging.

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deleverage UK US /ˌdiːˈliːvərɪdʒ/ US  /ˌdiːˈlevərɪdʒ/ verb [I or T] FINANCE
► to reduce a company's borrowing in relation to its share capital: »

Companies in the US may have deleveraged but, for the economy as a whole, attitudes towards debt haven't changed.

deleveraging noun [U] (UK also degearing)
► »

We intend to pursue a long-term financial restructuring that includes a substantial deleveraging of the company and enhances our prospects for future growth.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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