ALL meanings of deleverage
de·lev·er·age
D d - verb deleverage to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital in an organization or (of an organization) to reduce the ratio of debt capital to equity capital 3
- noun deleverage (finance) To reduce debt in by rapidly selling assets. 1
- verb without object deleverage to decrease financial leverage by paying off debt: Their balance sheet significantly improved after they deleveraged. 1
- verb with object deleverage to reduce the debt of: He drastically deleveraged the company to make it profitable. 1
- noun deleverage an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage. 1