"deleverage" meaning in English

See deleverage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deleverages [present, singular, third-person], deleveraging [participle, present], deleveraged [participle, past], deleveraged [past]
Etymology: From de- + leverage. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|leverage}} de- + leverage Head templates: {{en-verb}} deleverage (third-person singular simple present deleverages, present participle deleveraging, simple past and past participle deleveraged)
  1. (finance) To reduce debt by rapidly selling assets. Translations (to reduce debt in by rapidly selling assets): schuld aanzuiveren (Dutch), désendetter (French)

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