Word: overleverage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
lever
age
Definition: Excessive leverage.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: lever
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lever
Language: fr
Decoded: lever
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To raise, lift.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.