| NOUN | phenomenon | leverage, purchase | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | leveraging | |
| Broader | investing, investment | The act of investing |
| Spanish | apalancamiento | |
| Verbs | leverage | provide with leverage |
| leverage | supplement with leverage | |
| Meaning | supplement with leverage. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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