Definition of "deleverage" [deleverage]

• To reduce debt in by rapidly selling assets. (verb)

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• "One option for the closed-end companies is to "deleverage" -- that is, sell the securities now juicing returns of the underlying fund and use the proceeds to redeem the preferred shares."
• "The second lie is that every company and every individual needs to "deleverage" - that means shed debt, stop spending, and start saving-so that the groundwork for robust growth in the future can be laid."
• "This activity has occurred even while American households continue to deleverage, that is, pay down their debt."