Leverage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

strategic advantage; power to act effectively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvɚɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːvəɹɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːvəɹɪdʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvɚɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage
leverage the money that is already available
We need to leverage this company

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purchase leveraging

Parts of Speech

noun	the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
noun	strategic advantage; power to act effectively “relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage”
noun	investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
verb	supplement with leverage “leverage the money that is already available”
verb	provide with leverage “We need to leverage this company”

Word Forms

lever	verb	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
leverage	verb	provide with leverage
leverage	noun	investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hebelwirkung

der mechanische Vorteil, der dadurch entsteht, dass man in der Lage ist, einen Hebel zu benutzen

🇫🇷French

effet de levier

l'avantage mécanique obtenu en étant en mesure d'utiliser un levier

🇪🇸Spanish

aprovechar

la ventaja mecánica obtenida al poder utilizar una palanca

🇮🇹Italian

leva

il vantaggio meccanico ottenuto dalla possibilità di utilizzare una leva

🇳🇱Dutch

hefboom

het mechanische voordeel dat wordt behaald door in staat te zijn een hefboom te gebruiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

aproveitar

a vantagem mecânica obtida por estar em posição de usar uma alavanca

🇷🇺Russian

использовать

механическое преимущество, получаемое благодаря возможности использовать рычаг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ायदा उठाना

लीवर का उपयोग करने की स्थिति में होने से प्राप्त यांत्रिक लाभ

🇧🇩Bengali

লিভারেজ

একটি লিভার ব্যবহার করার অবস্থানে থাকার দ্বারা অর্জিত যান্ত্রিক সুবিধা

🇮🇳Tamil

அந்நியச் செலாவணி

ஒரு நெம்புகோலைப் பயன்படுத்தும் நிலையில் இருப்பதன் மூலம் பெறப்பட்ட இயந்திர நன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరపతి

లివర్‌ని ఉపయోగించే స్థితిలో ఉండటం ద్వారా పొందిన యాంత్రిక ప్రయోజనం

🇮🇳Marathi

फायदा

लीव्हर वापरण्याच्या स्थितीत राहून मिळवलेला यांत्रिक फायदा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાભ

લીવરનો ઉપયોગ કરવાની સ્થિતિમાં હોવાને કારણે મેળવેલ યાંત્રિક લાભ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹತೋಟಿ

ಲಿವರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಯಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിവറേജ്

ഒരു ലിവർ ഉപയോഗിക്കാനുള്ള അവസ്ഥയിൽ നിന്ന് നേടിയ മെക്കാനിക്കൽ നേട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਭ

ਇੱਕ ਲੀਵਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਫਾਇਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیعانہ

لیور استعمال کرنے کی پوزیشن میں ہونے سے حاصل ہونے والا مکینیکل فائدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杠杆作用

通过使用杠杆而获得的机械优势

🇯🇵Japanese

てこの作用

レバーを使用できる位置にあることで得られる機械的な利点

🇰🇷Korean

영향력

레버를 사용할 수 있는 위치에 있음으로써 얻는 기계적 이점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đòn bẩy

lợi thế cơ học đạt được khi có thể sử dụng đòn bẩy

🇹🇭Thai

เลเวอเรจ

ข้อได้เปรียบทางกลที่ได้รับจากการอยู่ในตำแหน่งที่ใช้คันโยก

🇮🇩Indonesian

manfaat

keuntungan mekanis yang diperoleh karena dapat menggunakan tuas

🇵🇭Filipino

pakikinabangan

ang mekanikal na kalamangan na natamo sa pagiging nasa posisyong gumamit ng pingga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تَأثِير

الميزة الميكانيكية المكتسبة من خلال القدرة على استخدام الرافعة

🇮🇷Persian

اهرم

مزیت مکانیکی که با قرار گرفتن در موقعیت استفاده از اهرم به دست می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

kaldıraç

kaldıraç kullanabilecek konumda olmanın sağladığı mekanik avantaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנוּפָה

היתרון המכני שהושג מהיותך בעמדה של שימוש במנוף

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The primary meaning of 'leverage' is 'the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever'.

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Using 'leverage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'leverage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'leverage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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