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overleveraged

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Subject to excessive leverage (debt).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: underleveraged

History

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 leveraged English overleveraged From over- + leveraged.