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The definition of leverage is the action of a lever, or the power to influence people, events or things.
(noun)- An example of leverage is the motion of a seesaw.
- An example of leverage is being the only person running for class president.
Leverage is defined as to support, or is a financial term that means to take action to be more financially secure.
Leverage Strategies
- Help balance a company’s debt
- Make profits appear to be larger
- Provide financial opportunities for a company by making it more financially appealing to investors and the patrons of the company
- An example of leverage is to financially back up a new company.
- An example of leverage is to buy fixed assets, or take money from another company or individual in the form of a loan that can be used to help generate profits.
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See leverage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the action of a lever
- the increased force resulting from this
- means of accomplishing some purpose
transitive verb leveraged, leveraging
to speculate in (a business investment) largely through the use of borrowed funds, or credit, with the expectation of earning substantial profits; also, to mortgage (oneself or one's assets) in this way
See leverage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. The action of a lever.b. The mechanical advantage of a lever.
- Positional advantage; power to act effectively: “started his . . . career with far more social leverage than his father had enjoyed” (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
- The use of credit or borrowed funds to improve one's speculative capacity and increase the rate of return from an investment, as in buying securities on margin.
- a. To provide (a company) with leverage.b. To supplement (money, for example) with leverage.
- To improve or enhance: “It makes more sense to be able to leverage what we [public radio stations] do in a more effective way to our listeners” (Delano Lewis).
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