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(noun) investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) |
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Synonyms: leveraging |
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Related Words: investing, investment |
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(verb) provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company" |
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Related Words: furnish, provide, render, supply |
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(verb) supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available" |
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Related Words: supplement |
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(noun) strategic advantage; power to act effectively: "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" |
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Related Words: advantage, bargaining chip, vantage |
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(noun) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
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Synonyms: purchase |
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Related Words: mechanical phenomenon |
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