leverage
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Definitions ofleverage
- A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
Example: "A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood."
- By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
Example: "Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation."
- The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
Example: "Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have to pay your debts."
- The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility.
Example: "Their variable-cost-reducing investments have dramatically increased their leverage."
- To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
Example: "They plan to leverage off the publicity to get a good distribution agreement."
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