leverage

Nouns

  • (n) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever purchase,
  • (n) strategic advantage; power to act effectively
    • relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage
  • (n) investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) leveraging,

Verbs

  • (v) supplement with leverage
    • leverage the money that is already available
  • (v) provide with leverage
    • We need to leverage this company

Synonyms

purchase leveraging

Words of close approximity

leveraged buyout