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But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on the side, that would allow us full leverage and access down the road.
Jim Cantalupo

Meaning of "leverage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEVERAGE

leverage  [ˈliːvərɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEVERAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leverage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEVERAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mechanical advantage

Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. Ideally, the device preserves the input power and simply trades off forces against movement to obtain a desired amplification in the output force. The model for this is the law of the lever. Machine components designed to manage forces and movement in this way are called mechanisms. An ideal mechanism transmits power without adding to or subtracting from it. This means the ideal mechanism does not include a power source, and is frictionless and constructed from rigid bodies that do not deflect or wear. The performance of a real system relative to this ideal is expressed in terms of efficiency factors that take into account friction, deformation and wear. Keep in mind that MA= Ldivided by E....

Definition of leverage in the English dictionary

The first definition of leverage in the dictionary is the action of a lever. Other definition of leverage is the mechanical advantage gained by employing a lever. Leverage is also power to accomplish something; strategic advantage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEVERAGE


acreage
ˈeɪkərɪdʒ
amperage
ˈæmpərɪdʒ
anchorage
ˈæŋkərɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
beverage
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
Beveridge
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
brokerage
ˈbrəʊkərɪdʒ
Coleridge
ˈkəʊlərɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
deleverage
diːˈlɛvərɪdʒ
haemorrhage
ˈhɛmərɪdʒ
hemorrhage
ˈhemərɪdʒ
noncoverage
ˌnɒnˈkʌvərɪdʒ
pierage
ˈpɪərɪdʒ
pilferage
ˈpɪlfərɪdʒ
porterage
ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ
sewerage
ˈsuːərɪdʒ
subaverage
sʌbˈævərɪdʒ
unaverage
ʌnˈævərɪdʒ
vicarage
ˈvɪkərɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEVERAGE

level pegging
level playing field
level staff
level-headed
level-headedly
level-headedness
leveler
levelled
leveller
Levellers
levelling
levelling rod
levelling screw
levelling staff
levelly
levelness
Leven
lever
leveraged buyout
leveret

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEVERAGE

acierage
cooperage
customs brokerage
Dow-Jones average
fosterage
garage
general average
goal average
grade point average
interage
lighterage
moving average
Nikkei average
Nikkei Stock Average
on average
overage
peerage
plunderage
steerage
underage
weighted average

Synonyms and antonyms of leverage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEVERAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «leverage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of leverage

Translation of «leverage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEVERAGE

Find out the translation of leverage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leverage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leverage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

影响力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

influencia
570 millions of speakers

English

leverage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का लाभ उठाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفوذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рычаги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

força de uma alavanca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্দেশ্যসাধনের উপায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

influence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leverage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einfluss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

影響力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영향력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengaruh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đòn bẩy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்நிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फायदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baskı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

influenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dźwigni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важелі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

efectul de levier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μόχλευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hefboom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hävstångs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leverage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leverage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVERAGE»

The term «leverage» is very widely used and occupies the 14.702 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEVERAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leverage

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEVERAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word leverage.
1
Jane Alexander
Most of our funding goes to organizations and is then used to leverage the private sector.
2
Simon Baker
Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.
3
John Perry Barlow
Google, Amazon, Apple. Any number of cloud providers and computer service providers who can increasingly limit your access to your own information, control all your processing, take away your data if they want to, and observe everything you do; in a way, that does give them some leverage over your own life.
4
Matt Barr
My sister was drowning in the ocean once, and my brother and I dove in and saved her. True story. She owes us her life. It's great leverage; we abuse it all the time!
5
Max Baucus
Sequestration is leverage that should not be given up easily.
6
Alex Berenson
Equity is the cushion that protects financial institutions from unexpected changes in the value of their assets. The greater the leverage, the smaller the losses required to wipe out a company's equity, leaving it without enough money to repay the people who hold its debt.
7
Alex Berenson
Big companies often use their leverage to take stakes in would-be suppliers, especially in the technology business.
8
Michael Bergdahl
The key to competing and surviving against Wal-Mart is to focus your business into a niche or pocket where you can leverage your strengths in the local marketplace.
9
Eli Broad
I think over any period of time, especially if you don't use leverage, it is difficult to continually beat the S&P 500.
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Jim Cantalupo
But I tell you, I would really be interested if there was a partner we could take in, that could put them over here on the side, that would allow us full leverage and access down the road.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEVERAGE»

Discover the use of leverage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leverage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leverage
When the unthinkable happens, an unlikely friendship is at the heart of an increasingly violent, steroid-infused power struggle. This is a book that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.
Joshua C. Cohen, 2011
2
The Con Job
The rich and powerful take what they want.
Matt Forbeck, Electric Entertainment, 2012
3
Leverage: How to Get It and How to Keep It in Any Negotiation
"Leverage" is an interactive, practical book that shows readers how to improve their negotiation skills and use leverage to get whatever they want out of any situation.
Roger J. Volkema, 2006
4
Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World
History is littered with the stories of collapsed monetary systems, and in every case the debasement of the currency in question, and the disasters that followed, can be directly blamed on excessive leverage, deployed in ill-intentioned and ...
Karl Denninger, 2011
5
Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building ...
Aimed at all levels of school leadership, the book is for any principal, superintendent, or educator who wants to be a transformational leader. The book includes 30 video clips of top-tier leaders in action.
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2012
6
Leverage: How to Create Your Own Tipping Points in Business ...
Checketts takes readers to memorable places, introduces them to fascinating personalities, and explores situations that illustrate the power of leverage.
Darby Checketts, 2006
7
Leverage: A Key to Success and Wealth
Anyone wishing to accomplish all that they can, whether financial success or the achievement of lifelong dreams, needs to understand and harness the power of Leverage.
Ron D. Pate, 2006
8
Europe Undivided: Democracy, Leverage, and Integration After ...
Albeit not by design, the most powerful and successful tool of EU foreign policy has turned out to be EU enlargement - and this book helps us understand why, and how, it works.
Milada Anna Vachudova, 2005
9
Leverage Competencies: The Key to Financial Leadership Success
This book focuses on the emotional competencies and leadership skills executives need to succeed at the highest level, presenting detailed case studies from several of the world's best companies, including Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Frederick C. Militello, Michael D. Schwalberg, 2002
10
Celebrity Leverage: Insider Secrets to Getting Celebrity ...
All of these strategies are what I collectively call "Celebrity Leverage." This book is divided into two parts.
Jordan McAuley, Joe Vitale, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEVERAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leverage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sen. Jennifer Shilling: Leverage public investments to spur job …
By listening to local residents and working to find a more bipartisan solution, we have been able to leverage additional private investments, ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
2
Banks move to help companies "rescue leverage with leverage" | CER
Lenders in China have shifted away from a drive to deleverage and toward "rescuing leverage with leverage" via innovative, opaque methods ... «China Economic Review, Jul 15»
3
Officials Delay First GNSS Authorization Request; Light-Squared …
Leverage One very interested party all but certain to comment on any GNSS receiver application is LightSquared. The company wants to launch a nationwide ... «Inside GNSS, Jul 15»
4
Video: Kincora was used for 'political leverage' – Richard Kerr - Exaro
Former Kincora boy Richard Kerr says in a powerful interview that child sex abuse at the children's home was all about political leverage. «ExaroNews, Jul 15»
5
Cavs' Matthew Dellavedova has a lot of fans and little leverage
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Matthew Dellavedova is almost assuredly one of the teammates on LeBron James' wish list but that status -- nice as it is ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
6
Utchay: How to Leverage Personal Branding to Promote Business …
Chief Executive Officer, Artelier Lifestyle Consultants, Mrs. Ngozi Princewill Utchay, shared her thoughts on how to build and leverage personal ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
7
Leverage Marketing Named Ninth Top Search Engine Optimization …
NAPLES, FL--(Marketwired - July 18, 2015) - The independent authority on online marketing services, topseos.com, has named Leverage ... «Consumer Electronics Net, Jul 15»
8
Leverage completes internship - MyEasternShoreMD: Kent County
Leverage recently completed an internship on Long Island with the personal injury legal firm of Furey, Furey, Leverage, Manzione, Williams ... «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»
9
A Model Of Australia's Household Leverage: PIMCO
Even before the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. household leverage was of interest to policymakers and researchers. Many analysts were ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
10
The Morning Leverage: Korea Investment Corp. Walks From …
The Morning Leverage: Korea Investment Corp. Walks From Dodgers Deal. Article · Comments. By; Mike Lucas · Biography. CONNECT. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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