fremdfinanzieren

to finance with borrowed capital

verb FREMT-fih-nan-tsee-ren Rare

Also means

to leverage

Usage Note

fremdfinanzieren means to fund an investment using debt (Fremdkapital) rather than equity. A highly fremdfinanziertes company carries greater financial risk but can amplify returns — a trade-off central to corporate finance discussions.

Examples

"Das Projekt wurde zu achtzig Prozent fremdfinanziert."

Natural Translation

The project was eighty percent debt-financed.

Literal Translation

The project was to eighty percent debt-financed.

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