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Verb
/ˈlev(ə)rij/,/ˈlēv(ə)rij/,
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The exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever,
  1. Use borrowed capital for (an investment), expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable
    • - a leveraged takeover bid
  2. Use (something) to maximum advantage
    • - the organization needs to leverage its key resources
Noun
  1. The exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever
    • - my spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage
  2. Mechanical advantage gained in this way
    • - use a metal bar to increase the leverage
  3. The power to influence a person or situation to achieve a particular outcome
    • - the right wing had lost much of its political leverage in the Assembly
  4. The ratio of a company's loan capital (debt) to the value of its common stock (equity)

  1. supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
  2. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
  3. strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
  4. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
  5. Connection is essential to all partner dancing and is the primary means to communicate synchronized dance movement between the lead and follow. ...
  6. In finance, leverage is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses. Common ways to attain leverage are borrowing money, buying fixed assets and using derivatives. Important examples are: *A public corporation may leverage its equity by borrowing money. ...
  7. In negotiation, leverage is a measure of which side, at any given moment, has a greater ability to influence the other side.
  8. In statistics, leverage is a term used in connection with regression analysis and, in particular, in analyses aimed at identifying those observations which have a large effect on the outcome of fitting regression models.
  9. Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television. ...
  10. A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque; By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage; The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher ...
  11. (Leveraged) A type of Exchange Traded Product (ETP) that seeks to amplify the potential returns and/or potential losses of a benchmark index. Leveraged ETPs seek results over a pre-set time period indicated in the prospectus or offering circular. That time period is often one day. ...
  12. (Leveraged) All non-Federal funds invested in the landscape in planning, conducting, and monitoring ecological treatments. ...
  13. (Leveraged) Indebted. Refers to the amount of debt in a transaction or lease company. A firm becomes more leveraged as it uses more borrowed funds, relative to equity infusions, to finance its operations.
  14. Leveraging, or gearing, means using debt to supplement investment. The more you borrow on top of the funds (or equity) you already have, the more highly leveraged you are. Leveraging can maximise both gains and losses.
  15. (Leveraging) If a school offers a talented student extra financial aid, regardless of need, the student is more likely to enroll. ...
  16. (Leveraging) A policy owner assigns a life insurance policy to a financial institution as collateral for a loan or line of credit. In the common law provinces and territories, the legal mechanism is "collateral assignment". In Quebec, it is a "movable hypothec".
  17. (Leveraging) A strategy that uses borrowed monies to purchase financial assets with the objective of increasing returns.
  18. (Leveraging) The use of one's own resources to raise others' commitment of resources.
  19. (Leveraging) Using capital in such a way that Positive or negative outcome is magnified.
  20. (Leveraging) When an individual obtains funds by borrowing from a bank, using a universal life policy as collateral. Potentially more tax advantageous than an early withdrawal. ...
  21. The use of borrowed funds to purchase investment property with the anticipation that the property acquired will increase in return so that the investor will realize a profit not only on his own investment, but also on the borrowed funds; the employment of a smaller investment to generate a ...
  22. The use of a small amount of cash--a 5 percent or 10 percent down payment--to buy a piece of property.
  23. Leverage or “gearing” is the ability to establish a large exposure from a relatively small outlay. Obviously there are inherent risks attached to such a practice.
  24. A term describing the greater percentage of profit or loss potential when a given amount of money controls a security with a much larger face value. ...
  25. The ability to control large dollar amounts of a commodity with a comparatively small amount of capital.