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

Noun

1. the mechanical advantage gained by using a lever

2. the ability to influence people or events: information gives leverage

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

noun 2. force, hold, pull, strength, grip, grasp

Translations

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] n (fig) (= influence); influencia

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] lever n (= influence);

leverage (on or with) → prise f (sur)

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] lever n → Hebelkraft f (fig) (= influence); Einfluss m

leverage [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] n leverage (on or with) → ascendente m (su)