leverage, n.
(leverages)
(leverages)
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
<noun.act>
leverage leveraging
semantic pointers
hypernym
strategic advantage; power to act effectively
<noun.attribute>
leverage
sample sentences
"relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
<noun.phenomenon>
leverage purchase
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym