Meaning of LEVERAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'levurij
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | leveraging, purchase |
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| | See Also: | | advantage, bargaining chip, furnish, investing, investment, mechanical phenomenon, provide, render, supplement, supply, vantage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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