leveraged
adjective
FINANCE uk/ˈliːvərɪdʒd/ us/ˈlevərɪdʒd/used to describe a company or organization that owes a large amount of money in relation to its value:
Like other theater chains, it will be a highly leveraged company, carrying about $550 million in debt.
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highly geared
used to describe an investment which has been bought with a large amount of borrowed money:
leveraged deal/purchase/transaction They will have to reduce costs significantly to pay the borrowings to finance the highly leveraged deal.
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geared
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over-leveraged