leverage
/ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb3 syllables
Leverage means: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever.
Synonyms for leverage7
noun, as in the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
noun, as in investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
also used for leverage
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What does leverage mean?5
noun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
strategic advantage; power to act effectively“relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage”
verb
supplement with leverage“leverage the money that is already available”
provide with leverage“We need to leverage this company”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with leverage?1
three syllables
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Leverage in a sentence
- Narcissists exploit others' weaknesses and vulnerabilities, using them as leverage to control and manipulate.Amastan
- Leverage is to debt as lever is to what?halfb1t
- He still needs her because she has leverage.Amastan
- We need leverage if we're going to lift this.shekitten
- Algeria's geography grants the nation excessive geopolitical leverage.Amastan
- Many conspiracy theorists leverage unverifiable statements and claim them as facts.say123
- An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm.CK
- This grants Algeria political leverage in the region.Amastan
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Forms of leverage
as a noun
- plural
- leverages
as a verb
- past tense
- leveraged
- present participle
- leveraging
- third-person singular
- leverages
- past participle
- leveraged