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Leverage

Leverage Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Leverage? [n] investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [n] strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" [n] the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [v] provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company" [v] supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Leverage: leveraging \| purchase Related Terms \| Find terms related to Leverage: aeromechanics \| animal mechanics \| ascendancy \| authority \| biomechanics \| celestial mechanics \| charisma \| charm \| clout \| consequence \| control \| credit \| dominance \| domination \| effect \| electromechanics \| eminence \| enchantment \| esteem \| favor \| fluid mechanics \| force \| good feeling \| hold \| hydromechanics \| importance \| incidental power \| influence \| influentiality \| insinuation \| leadership \| magnetism \| mastery \| mechanical arts \| mechanics \| moment \| personality \| persuasion \| potency \| power \| predominance \| preponderance \| pressure \| prestige \| purchase \| quantum mechanics \| rational mechanics \| reign \| repute \| rule \| say \| servomechanics \| statistical mechanics \| suasion \| subtle influence \| suggestion \| supremacy \| sway \| upper hand \| wave mechanics \| weight \| whip hand \| zoomechanics See Also \| advantage \| bargaining chip \| furnish \| investing \| investment \| mechanical phenomenon \| provide \| render \| supplement \| supply \| vantage Leverage In Webster's Dictionary \Lev"erage\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r[asl]j or l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. {Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), 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.

Leverage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Leverage?

[n] investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
[n] strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
[n] the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
[v] provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
[v] supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Leverage: leveraging | purchase

Leverage In Webster's Dictionary

\Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or
l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n.
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the
lever.

{Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), 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.

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