leveraged
adjective
lev·er·aged
ˈle-və-rijd 
ˈlē-;
ˈlev-rijd,
ˈlēv-
1
: having a high proportion of debt relative to equity
2
of the purchase of a company
: made with borrowed money that is secured by the assets of the company bought
a leveraged buyout
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The study, published in Nature on March 5 and detailed in a press release from Stanford Medicine, leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a class of proteins known as prohormones, which can be cleaved into smaller peptides that regulate biological processes.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2016, leveraged and inverse ETFs were 2% of the ETF market.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Imperialists leveraged nationalist sentiment at home to manage the domestic tensions created by class politics and capitalist expansion, and their subjects abroad used it to rally support for independence.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Market & Liquidity Dynamics: Measures like VIX term structure, market liquidity stress indicators, and leveraged positioning reveal short-term shifts in market structure that can inform tactical adjustments.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In 2016, leveraged and inverse ETFs were 2% of the ETF market.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Imperialists leveraged nationalist sentiment at home to manage the domestic tensions created by class politics and capitalist expansion, and their subjects abroad used it to rally support for independence.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Market & Liquidity Dynamics: Measures like VIX term structure, market liquidity stress indicators, and leveraged positioning reveal short-term shifts in market structure that can inform tactical adjustments.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leveraged
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“Leveraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leveraged. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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