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leverage — le·ver·age 1 / le vrij, və rij/ n: the use of credit to enhance one s speculative capacity leverage 2 vt aged, ag·ing: to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Leverage — Título Leverage(Estados Unidos) Las Reglas del Juego(España) Género Drama Creado por John Rogers Chris Downey Reparto Timothy Hutton … Wikipedia Español
Leverage — (engl. für Hebelwirkung) bezeichnet: Leverage Effekt, einen Begriff der Finanzwirtschaft Leverage (Band), eine finnische Rockband Leverage (Fernsehserie), eine US amerikanische Fernsehserie Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leverage — Lev er*age (l[e^]v [ e]r*[asl]j or l[=e] v[ e]r*[asl]j), n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. [1913 Webster] {Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leverage — /ˈlivəredʒ, ingl. ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ [ingl. leverage propr. «azione di una leva, leveraggio»] s. m. inv. (econ.) leva finanziaria … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
leverage — ► NOUN 1) the exertion of force by means of a lever. 2) the power to influence: political leverage … English terms dictionary
leverage — (n.) 1724, action of a lever, from LEVER (Cf. lever) (n.) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning power or force of a lever is from 1827; figurative sense from 1858. The financial sense is attested by 1933, Amer.Eng.; as a verb by 1956. Related: Leveraged;… … Etymology dictionary
leverage — The first syllable is pronounced leev in BrE and lev in AmE … Modern English usage
leverage — [n] influence advantage, ascendancy, authority, bargaining chip*, break, clout, drag, edge, grease*, jump on*, power, pull, rank, ropes*, suction, weight; concepts 687,693 … New thesaurus
leverage — The ability to control large dollar amounts of a commodity with a comparatively small amount of capital. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The control of a larger sum of money with a smaller amount. By accepting the liability to purchase or deliver … Financial and business terms
