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overleverage en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English leverage English overleverage From over- + leverage.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Excessive leverage.

overleverage en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English leverage English overleverage From over- + leverage.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To leverage excessively.
    • “Yes, there was overleveraging in the industry. 2009 January 20, John Collins Rudolf, “Banks Foreclose on Builders With Perfect Records”, in New York Times:
    • The company was severely overleveraged.

Forms

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overleverages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overleveraging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overleveraged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overleveraged Tense=Past lexicographic