overleverage

ˌoʊ.vərˈlɛv.ər.ɪdʒ

Definition

Definition of overleverage - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

state of having too much debt

TECH.

The company faced overleverage after several risky loans.

Verb

finance

tr./intr.

TECH.

use too much borrowed money for investments

tr./intr.

TECH.

The company overleveraged and faced bankruptcy.

overextend

risk

tr.

TECH.

expose to excessive risk

tr.

TECH.

Investors overleveraged their portfolios, leading to significant losses.

overexpose

overextend

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Origin of overleverage

English, over (excessive) + leverage (use of borrowed capital)

Examples of overleverage in a sentence

Regulators warned about sector overleverage.
Investors warned the startup not to overleverage in its early stages.
The bank's decision to overleverage led to significant losses.
The company overleveraged its assets and faced bankruptcy.
He overleveraged his investments, risking everything.

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French:surendettement, surendetter, ...
German:Überverschuldung, überhebeln, ...
Italian:sovraindebitamento, usare troppi soldi presi in prestito, ...
Spanish:sobreendeudamiento, sobreapalancarse, ...
Portuguese:sobre-endividamento, sobre-alavancar, ...
Chinese:过度杠杆化, 过度举债, ...
Japanese:過剰レバレッジ, 過剰に借金する, ...
Arabic:مُبَالَغَة فِي الِاسْتِدَانَة, أَفْرَطَ فِي الاِقْتِرَاضِ, ...
Hebrew:עוֹדֶף מִינוּף, לְהִהְיוֹת מְמוּנָף יִתֵּר עַל הַמִּדָּה, ...
Russian:перекредитованность, перекредитоваться, ...
Ukrainian:надмірна заборгованість, перевантажуватися боргами, ...
Hindi:अधिभार, अधिक उधार लेना, ...
Bengali:অতি-ঋণগ্রস্ততা, অতিরিক্ত ঋণ নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sobreendeutament, sobreendeutar-se, ...
Czech:nadměrné zadlužení, nadměrně se zadlužit, ...
Danish:overbelåning, overbelåne, ...
Dutch:overmatige schuldenlast, overlenen, ...
Greek:υπερχρέωση, υπερδανείζομαι, ...
Hungarian:túlzott eladósodottság, túlságosan eladósodni, ...
Khmer:ការជំពាក់បំណុលលើសកម្រិត, ប្រើប្រាស់ប្រាក់កម្ចីហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:과도한 레버리지, 과도하게 차입하다, ...
Persian:بدهی بیش‌ازحد, قرض گرفت, ...
Polish:nadmierne zadłużenie, przeinwestować, ...
Portuguese (BR):superalavancagem, superalavancar, ...
Romanian:supraîndatorare, a supraîndatora, ...
Swedish:överbelåning, överbelåna, ...
Thai:ภาวะหนี้สินล้นพ้นตัว, ใช้เงินที่ยืมมามากเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı kaldıraç, aşırı borçlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:tình trạng vay nợ quá mức, vay quá mức, ...

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