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1. (n.) leverage
the action of a lever.
2. leverage
the mechanical advantage or power gained by using a lever.
3. leverage
power or ability to act effectively or to influence people.
4. leverage
the use of a small initial investment to gain a relatively high return.
5. (v.t.) leverage
to exert power or influence on.
6. leverage
to provide with leverage.
7. leverage
to speculate in (invested funds) by using leverage.
Etymology: (1715–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) leverage, purchase
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
2. (noun) leverage
strategic advantage; power to act effectively
"relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
3. (verb) leverage, leveraging
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
4. (verb) leverage
supplement with leverage
"leverage the money that is already available"
5. (verb) leverage
provide with leverage
"We need to leverage this company"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) leverage
the action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever
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| Definition of 'leverage' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. leverage
In the context of joint operation planning, a relative advantage in combat power and/or other circumstances against the adversary across one or more domains (air, land, sea, and space) and/or the information environment sufficient to exploit that advantage. Leverage is an element of operational design. See also operational art; operational design.
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Sense: the power gained by the use of a lever.
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 Afrikaans: hefboomkrag |
 Arabic: قُوَّة الرافِعَه |
 Bulgarian: механична сила |
 Brazilian: poder |
 Czech: síla páky |
 German: die Hebelkraft |
 Danish: vægtstangskraft |
 Greek: η δύναμη που ασκείται με |
 Spanish: acción de palanca |
 Estonian: kangi tõstejõud |
 Farsi: قدرت اهرم |
 Finnish: vipuvoima |
 French: force (de levier) |
 Hebrew: כּוֹחַ מָנוֹף |
 Hindi: उत्तोलक पर लगाया जाने वाल |
 Croatian: snaga poluge |
 Hungarian: emelőerő |
 Indonesian: pengungkitan |
 Icelandic: vogarafl |
 Italian: leva |
 Japanese: てこの作用 |
 Korean: 지레의 작용 |
 Lithuanian: sverto/svirties keliamoji |
 Latvian: sviras []darbība/celtspēj |
 Malay: daya tuil |
 Dutch: hefboomkracht |
 Norwegian: vektstangkraft |
 Polish: siła dźwigni, wpływ |
 Persian: قدرت اهرم |
 Pashto: د جبل پياوړتيا |
 Portuguese: poder |
 Romanian: forţă (a pârghiei) |
 Russian: усилие рычага |
 Slovak: sila páky |
 Slovenian: moč vzvoda |
 Serbian: rad poluge |
 Swedish: hävstångskraft |
 Thai: แรงที่ได้เพิ่มขึ้นจากการง |
 Turkish: kaldıraç gücü |
 Taiwanese: 槓桿作用 |
 Ukrainian: дія важеля |
 Urdu: بیرم سے حاصل ہونے والی طا |
 Vietnamese: sức mạnh của đòn bẩy |
 Chinese: 杠杆作用 |
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