Thesaurus: leverage

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1. n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.
2. n. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
3. n. strategic advantage; power to act effectively
4. n. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
5. v. supplement with leverage
6. v. provide with leverage
7. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. Leverage of a couple (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions. -- Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn.
8. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by thelever. Leverage of a couple (Mech.), the perpendicular distancebetween the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel andopposite directions.-- Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the line inwhich a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may besupposed to turn.
9. v:9/n:91 n. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever n. strategic advantage; power to act effectively n. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) v. supplement with leverage