leverage

lev·er·age  (lvr-j, lvr-)

n.

1.

a. The action of a lever.

b. The mechanical advantage of a lever.

2. Positional advantage; power to act effectively: "started his . . . career with far more social leverage than his father had enjoyed" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

3. The use of credit or borrowed funds to improve one's speculative capacity and increase the rate of return from an investment, as in buying securities on margin.

tr.v. lev·er·aged, lev·er·ag·ing, lev·er·ag·es

1.

a. To provide (a company) with leverage.

b. To supplement (money, for example) with leverage.

2. To improve or enhance: "It makes more sense to be able to leverage what we [public radio stations] do in a more effective way to our listeners" (Delano Lewis).

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leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ -vrɪdʒ]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the action of a lever

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the mechanical advantage gained by employing a lever

3. power to accomplish something; strategic advantage

4. (Business / Commerce) the enhanced power available to a large company the supermarket chains have greater leverage than single-outlet enterprises

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) US word for gearing [3]

6. (Business / Commerce) the use made by a company of its limited assets to guarantee the substantial loans required to finance its business

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leverage - the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever purchase mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
	2.	leverage - strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" bargaining chip - leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations
	3.	leverage - investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) leveraging investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
Verb	1.	leverage - supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available" supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
	2.	leverage - provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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leverage

noun

1. influence, authority, pull (informal), weight, rank, clout (informal), purchasing power, ascendancy His position affords him the leverage to get things done through committees.

2. force, hold, pull, strength, grip, grasp The spade and fork have longer shafts, providing better leverage.

Translations

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] N → apalancamiento m (fig) → influencia f, palanca f

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ]

n

(using bar, lever) → effet m de levier

(= influence) → influence f
to have leverage with sb → avoir une influence sur qn
to have the leverage to do sth → pouvoir peser dans la balance pour faire qch
His function as a Mayor affords him the leverage to get things done → Ses fonctions de maire lui permettent de peser dans la balance lorsqu'il s'agit d'accomplir le travail.

vt [+ company, investment] → acheter avec un emprunt à effet de levier

leverage [, (US)]

n → Hebelkraft f; (fig) → Einfluss m; this spanner can exert considerable leverage → dieser Schraubenschlüssel kann eine beträchtliche Hebelwirkung ausüben; to use something as leverage (fig) → etw als Druckmittel benutzen; (= to one’s own advantage) → etw zu seinem Vorteil ausnützen; this gave us a bit of leverage with the authorities → dadurch konnten wir etwas Druck auf die Behörden ausüben; his approval gives us a bit of leverage with them → seine Zustimmung verstärkt unsere Position ihnen gegenüber

leverage [ˈliːv/ərɪdʒ, ɐɒm ˈlɛv/ərɪdʒ] n leverage (on) → forza (su) (fig) → ascendente m (su)
to exert leverage on sth/sb → far leva su qc/qn

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leverage [ˈliːv/ərɪdʒ, ɐɒm ˈlɛv/ərɪdʒ] n leverage (on) → forza (su) (fig) → ascendente m (su)
to exert leverage on sth/sb → far leva su qc/qn