leveraged lease

leveraged lease definition - business

leveraged lease

A long-term lease in which a major part of the purchase price of the to-be-leased asset is financed by a third party. Thus, the lessor uses a combination of its own funds and borrowed money in order to purchase the asset that is then leased to another party. Compare direct financing lease.

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