leverage
Pronunciation: /ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
The English word “leverage” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
- Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
- The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
- The debt-to-equity ratio.
- The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
- The distance of between an independent observation and other observations.
verb
Etymology
From lever + -age. The verb likely comes from martial arts/judo usage, where one would "use an opponent's leverage (i.e. their weight, height, centre of balance, etc.)" against them in order to defeat them.
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