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overleveraged

[/ˌoʊvərˈlɛvərɪdʒd/]
adjective
superalavancado
1. Having taken on too much debt relative to assets or equity; having excessive financial leverage
The company became overleveraged after taking out multiple loans to fund expansion.
A empresa ficou superalavancada após contrair múltiplos empréstimos para financiar a expansão.
2. In a financially precarious position due to high debt-to-equity ratios
Many overleveraged investors lost everything during the financial crisis.
Muitos investidores superalavancados perderam tudo durante a crise financeira.
Synonyms
over-indebtedhighly leveragedexcessively leverageddebt-ridden
Antonyms
underleveragedconservatively leverageddebt-free

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
superalavancado
Standard term used in financial contexts
São Paulo
superalavancado; com excesso de alavancagem
Financial hub usage, more formal terminology
Portugal
sobre-alavancado
Portuguese spelling preference with hyphen
General Brazilian
endividado em excesso
Alternative colloquial expression meaning excessively indebted

Related Idioms & Phrases

in over one's head
drowning in debt
stretched too thin
bet the farm
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