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Definition of Leverage

1. Verb. Supplement with leverage. "Leverage the money that is already available"

2. Noun. The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever.

3. Verb. Provide with leverage. "We need to leverage this company"

4. Noun. Strategic advantage; power to act effectively. "Relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"

5. Noun. Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses).

Definition of Leverage

1. n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.

Definition of Leverage

1. Noun. A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque. ¹

2. Noun. By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage. ¹

3. Noun. (finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk. ¹

4. Noun. (business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility. ¹

5. Noun. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive chiefly US chiefly management business) To use; to exploit; to take full advantage (of something). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leverage

1. to provide with a type of economic advantage [v -AGED, -AGING, -AGES]

Medical Definition of Leverage

1. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. Leverage of a couple, the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions. Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leverage

levelless levelling levelling up levelly levelness levelnesses levels levels up lever lever action

lever arm lever hang lever lock lever scale lever tumbler leverage (current term) leverageable leveraged leveraged buy-out leveraged buyout

leverages leveraging levered levered firm levered firms leveret leverets levering leverless leverman

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