NOUN | phenomenon | leverage, purchase | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
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attribute | leverage | strategic advantage | |
act | leverage, leveraging | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) | |
VERB | possession | leverage | supplement with leverage |
possession | leverage | provide with leverage |
Sounds | leh'verihjh; leh'vrahjh; liy'verihjh | |
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Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... |
Meaning | The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever. | |
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Synonym | purchase | |
Broader | mechanical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion / motion of objects |
Spanish | acción de palanca | |
Verbs | lever | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
Meaning | strategic advantage; power to act effectively. | |
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Example | "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" | |
Narrower | bargaining chip | leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations |
Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
Spanish | fuerza, influencia, peso | |
Catalan | influència, pes |
Meaning | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses). | |
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Synonym | leveraging | |
Broader | investing, investment | The act of investing |
Spanish | apalancamiento | |
Verbs | leverage | provide with leverage |
leverage | supplement with leverage |
Meaning | supplement with leverage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "leverage the money that is already available" | |
Broader | supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient |
Spanish | apalancar | |
Nouns | leverage | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) |
Meaning | Provide with leverage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "We need to leverage this company" | |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
Spanish | apalancar | |
Nouns | leverage | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) |
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