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leveraged buyouts

leveraged buyouts is the plural of leveraged buyout.

Meaning of leveraged buyout

Noun

leveraged buyout (plural leveraged buyouts)

  1. A transaction in which a business firm, or a controlling share of a firm, is purchased using money which was borrowed by pledging all or some of the firm's assets as collateral.
    • To pay for Norton Simon, Mahoney and his fellow investors plan to employ a maneuver known as the leveraged buyout. They will borrow the necessary cash primarily from banks, using the company's assets as collateral.1983 June 20, “Private Lives”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    LBO

Questions about leveraged buyouts

What is leveraged buyouts the plural of?
Leveraged buyouts is the plural of leveraged buyout.

Words near leveraged buyouts in the dictionary

  1. leverageable
  2. leveraged
  3. leveraged buy-out
  4. leveraged buy-outs
  5. leveraged buyout
  6. leveraged buyouts
  7. leverager
  8. leveragers
  9. leverages
  10. leveraging
  11. leverback

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