LEVERAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does leverage mean?
• LEVERAGE (noun)
The noun LEVERAGE has 3 senses:
1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively
3. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Familiarity information: LEVERAGE used as a noun is uncommon.
• LEVERAGE (verb)
The verb LEVERAGE has 2 senses:
1. supplement with leverage
2. provide with leverage
Familiarity information: LEVERAGE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEVERAGE (noun)
Meaning:
The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
leverage; purchase
Hypernyms ("leverage" is a kind of...):
mechanical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects)
Meaning:
Strategic advantage; power to act effectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage
Hypernyms ("leverage" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leverage"):
bargaining chip (leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations)
Meaning:
Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
leveraging; leverage
Hypernyms ("leverage" is a kind of...):
investing; investment (the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit)
• LEVERAGE (verb)
Meaning:
Supplement with leverage
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
leverage the money that is already available
Hypernyms (to "leverage" is one way to...):
supplement (add as a supplement to what seems insufficient)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Provide with leverage
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
We need to leverage this company
Hypernyms (to "leverage" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
