leveraged

leveraged is the simple past and past participle of leverage.

Meaning of leverage

leverage (third-person singular simple present leverages, present participle leveraging, simple past and past participle leveraged)

(US, slang, transitive) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
- They plan to leverage the publicity into a good distribution agreement.
Synonyms:

exploit, use

leveraged (comparative more leveraged, superlative most leveraged)

Operating on leverage (borrowed funds).
- Since 2008, banks have kept more capital on hand to protect against a downturn, and their balance sheets are less leveraged now than they were in 2007.2020 June 10, Frank Partnoy, “The Looming Bank Collapse”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2020
- Leveraged E.T.F.s use tools like swaps, futures and other derivatives to amplify bets on an asset. But the aggressive use of leverage by the funds named in the letter has raised red flags, Niko Gallogly writes.2025 December 5, “Why the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery May Not Be Over Yet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec...

comparative	more leveraged
superlative	most leveraged

What does leveraged mean?: Leveraged means operating on leverage (borrowed funds).
What is leveraged the simple past and past participle of?: Leveraged is the simple past and past participle of leverage.
What part of speech is leveraged?: Leveraged is an adjective.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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