Definitions for leverage

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leverage lev·er·age

Spelling: [lev-er-ij, lee-ver-]

IPA: /ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər-/

Leverage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 164 anagrams from letters in leverage (aeeeglrv).

Definitions for leverage

noun

1. the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
2. the mechanical advantage or power gained by using a lever.
3. power or ability to act or to influence people, events, decisions, etc.; sway: Synonyms: advantage, strength, weight; clout, pull.
4. the use of a small initial investment, credit, or borrowed funds to gain a very high return in relation to one's investment, to control a much larger investment, or to reduce one's own liability for any loss.

verb (used with object)

1. to use (a quality or advantage) to obtain a desired effect or result:
2. to provide with leverage:
3. to invest or arrange (invested funds) using leverage.
4. to exert power or influence on:

Origin of leverage

First recorded in 1715-25; lever + -age

Examples for leverage

That they will leverage their voices and their power to make real change to improve gender diversity.

Now, the key is to hold on to that sentiment and use the popular support as leverage.

If it is too high, it gives the wind a very dangerous degree of leverage.

Instead of bombing Syria, we should leverage our military support—much like in Iraq—to encourage an end to the regime.

It would support efforts to “onshore” production and leverage private capital to modernize transport and other public systems.

But he found this impossible to accomplish; he could secure no leverage on the instrument.

All the power and leverage he could bring to bear was useless.

However you decide to vote in the end, I thank those who continue to give us leverage to improve the bill.

This gives it leverage, or focus for the outworking of its forces.

In that way he gets a little more "leverage," as it is called.