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leverage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leverage \Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. {Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions. {Leverage of a force}, the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: leverage n 1: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [syn: {purchase}] 2: strategic advantage; power to act effectively: "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" 3: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: {leveraging}] v 1: supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available" 2: provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
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