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lev·er·age
 leverage
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- pronunciation:
- le
v
rihj
[or]
li
v
rihj
[or]
lev
rihj
[or]
liv
rihj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the type of action that a lever has.
- synonyms:
- pry
- similar words:
- force, hoist, lift, upthrust
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| definition 2: |
the increase in mechanical effectiveness gained through the action of a lever.
- similar words:
- force, lift, pry, pull
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| definition 3: |
the ability to be effective or exert influence, gained by having some advantageous circumstance.
He had enough leverage to get us a room in the packed hotel.- synonyms:
- clout, influence, pull
- similar words:
- advantage, authority, say, sway, weight
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| definition 4: |
in finance, the degree of ability of a person, company, or group to increase the percentage of return on an investment or investments through borrowing.
- similar words:
- advantage, influence
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| related words: |
advantage, influence |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
leverages, leveraging, leveraged |
| definition: |
to provide (an investment or company) with added potential to profit or acquire something through borrowed money.
- synonyms:
- profit
- similar words:
- advance, benefit, borrow, fund, return
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