leverage
🇺🇸
/ˈlevərɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/
noun
R
The power to make others do what you want.
You can use leverage to get a better deal by showing you have other options.
R
Using a lever to move or lift things more easily.
More leverage helps you lift heavy objects with less effort.
R
How much money a company owes compared to what it owns.
High leverage means a company owes a lot of money compared to its value.
R
Borrowing money to try to make more money from investments.
Using leverage can make more profit but also increases the risk of loss.
verb
R
To use what you have to get the most benefit.
You should leverage your skills to get a better job.
R
To use borrowed money to try to make more money from investments.
Investors sometimes leverage their money to buy more stocks.
translation
The power to make others do what you want.; Using a lever to move or lift things more easily.; How much money a company owes compared to what it owns.; Borrowing money to try to make more money from investments.
To use what you have to get the most benefit.; To use borrowed money to try to make more money from investments.
Word Forms
3rd Present
leverages
Progressive
leveraging
Past
leveraged
Perfect
leveraged
Plural
leverages