Definition of "overleveraged" []

• Subject to excessive leverage (adjective)

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• "Oh, and also look up overleveraging which is what brought down Lehman [IE they didnt have the capital reserves to stay afloat they were 'overleveraged']"
• "We became familiar with terms such as overleveraged, mortgage backed securities, recession and liquidity crisis."
• "That the "overleveraged" U.S. can maintain its economic leadership."