deleverage
Verb
Meaning
deleverage (third-person singular simple present deleverages, present participle deleveraging, simple past and past participle deleveraged)
(finance) To reduce debt by rapidly selling assets.
Examples
More: "The move is also designed help to curb shadow banking activities in China amid Beijing's drive to deleverage the economy."
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