deleveragingn.
/ˌdiːˈliːv(ə)rᵻdʒɪŋ/, /ˌdiːˈlɛv(ə)rᵻdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdiˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒɪŋ/ Finance.
The practice or process of reducing the level of debt held as a proportion of equity in order to limit financial risk.
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1976 M. L. Stigum How to turn your Money into More Money xviii. 284 The decreased upside potential of deleveraging is somewhat compensated for by the greater current returned offered by the convertible.
2013 Economist 11 May (International Banking Suppl.) 12/2 Across the world the investment-banking industry is caught up in an unprecedented wave of deleveraging and deglobalisation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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