leverage
Use Leverage in a sentence
ər noun
1.
2.
the mechanical advantage or power gained by using a lever.
3.
power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.; sway: Being the only industry in town gave the company considerable leverage in its union negotiations. Synonyms: advantage, strength, weight; clout, pull.
verb (used with object)
5.
to exert power or influence on.
6.
to use (a quality or advantage) to obtain a desired effect or result: She was able to leverage her travel experience and her gift for languages to get a job as a translator.
7.
to provide with leverage: The board of directors plans to leverage two failing branches of the company with an influx of cash.
8.
to invest or arrange (invested funds) using leverage.
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leverage (ˈliːvərɪdʒ, -vrɪdʒ, ˈlɛv-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | the action of a lever |
| 2. | the mechanical advantage gained by employing a lever |
| 3. | power to accomplish something; strategic advantage |
| 4. | the enhanced power available to a large company: the supermarket chains have greater leverage than single-outlet enterprises |
| 5. | US word for gearing |
| 6. | the use made by a company of its limited assets to guarantee the substantial loans required to finance its business |
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Cultural Dictionary
leverage definition
The amount in which a purchase is paid for in borrowed money. The greater the leverage, the greater the possible gain or potential loss.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Example sentences
Even when the equity is there, parents are reluctant to further leverage themselves into a future where job security is uncertain.
However welcome this was from a larger view, it gave pilots less and less leverage.
If so, increases in leverage would increase their vulnerability to swings in commodity prices.
If you don't have leverage, you don't have that problem.
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