Leveraging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

supplement with leverage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvɚɹɪdʒɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːvəɹɪdʒɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːvəɹɪdʒɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvɚɹɪdʒɪŋ/.

Examples

leverage the money that is already available
We need to leverage this company

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leverage

Parts of Speech

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

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

Investieren mit geliehenem Geld, um potenzielle Gewinne zu steigern (auf die Gefahr größerer Verluste hin)

🇫🇷French

tirer parti

investir avec de l’argent emprunté pour amplifier les gains potentiels (au risque de pertes plus importantes)

🇪🇸Spanish

aprovechando

invertir con dinero prestado como una forma de amplificar las ganancias potenciales (a riesgo de mayores pérdidas)

🇮🇹Italian

sfruttando

investire con denaro preso in prestito come un modo per amplificare potenziali guadagni (a rischio di maggiori perdite)

🇳🇱Dutch

benutten

beleggen met geleend geld als een manier om potentiële winsten te vergroten (met het risico van grotere verliezen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

aproveitando

investir com dinheiro emprestado como forma de amplificar ganhos potenciais (correndo o risco de perdas maiores)

🇷🇺Russian

использование

инвестирование заемных денег как способ увеличения потенциальной прибыли (с риском больших потерь)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इस्तेमाल

संभावित लाभ बढ़ाने के तरीके के रूप में उधार ली गई धनराशि से निवेश करना (अधिक हानि के जोखिम पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

লিভারেজিং

সম্ভাব্য লাভ বাড়ানোর উপায় হিসাবে ধার করা অর্থ দিয়ে বিনিয়োগ করা (বৃহত্তর ক্ষতির ঝুঁকিতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அந்நியப்படுத்துதல்

சாத்தியமான ஆதாயங்களைப் பெருக்குவதற்கான ஒரு வழியாக கடன் வாங்கிய பணத்தை முதலீடு செய்வது (அதிக இழப்புகளின் ஆபத்தில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పరపతి

సంభావ్య లాభాలను పెంపొందించే మార్గంగా అరువు తెచ్చుకున్న డబ్బుతో పెట్టుబడి పెట్టడం (ఎక్కువ నష్టాల ప్రమాదంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

फायदा

संभाव्य नफा वाढवण्याचा मार्ग म्हणून उधार घेतलेल्या पैशाची गुंतवणूक करणे (अधिक नुकसानीच्या जोखमीवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાભ

સંભવિત નફાને વધારવાના માર્ગ તરીકે ઉધાર લીધેલા નાણાં સાથે રોકાણ કરવું (વધુ નુકસાનના જોખમે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸನ್ನೆ

ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ ಲಾಭಗಳನ್ನು ವರ್ಧಿಸುವ ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿ ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆದ ಹಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು (ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ನಷ್ಟದ ಅಪಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

സാധ്യതയുള്ള നേട്ടങ്ങൾ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു മാർഗമായി കടമെടുത്ത പണം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് നിക്ഷേപിക്കുക (വലിയ നഷ്ടത്തിൻ്റെ അപകടസാധ്യതയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਭ ਉਠਾਉਣਾ

ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਲਾਭਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਉਧਾਰ ਲਏ ਪੈਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ (ਵਧੇਰੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਜੋਖਮ 'ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

فائدہ اٹھانا

ممکنہ فوائد کو بڑھانے کے طریقے کے طور پر ادھار کی رقم سے سرمایہ کاری کرنا (زیادہ نقصان کے خطرے پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杠杆作用

用借来的钱进行投资，以放大潜在收益（冒着更大损失的风险）

🇯🇵Japanese

活用する

潜在的な利益を増幅する方法として借入金を使って投資する（損失が大きくなるリスクがある）

🇰🇷Korean

활용

잠재적 이익을 증폭시키기 위한 방법으로 빌린 돈으로 투자하는 것(더 큰 손실 위험을 무릅쓰고)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tận dụng

đầu tư bằng tiền vay như một cách để khuếch đại lợi nhuận tiềm năng (có nguy cơ thua lỗ lớn hơn)

🇹🇭Thai

การใช้ประโยชน์

การลงทุนด้วยเงินที่ยืมมาเพื่อเพิ่มผลกำไรที่อาจเกิดขึ้น (เสี่ยงต่อการสูญเสียมากขึ้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanfaatkan

berinvestasi dengan uang pinjaman sebagai cara untuk memperbesar potensi keuntungan (dengan risiko kerugian yang lebih besar)

🇵🇭Filipino

nakikinabang

pamumuhunan gamit ang hiniram na pera bilang isang paraan upang palakihin ang mga potensyal na kita (sa panganib ng mas malaking pagkalugi)

🇲🇾Malay

memanfaatkan

melabur dengan wang yang dipinjam sebagai satu cara untuk meningkatkan potensi keuntungan (dengan risiko kerugian yang lebih besar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستفادة

الاستثمار بالأموال المقترضة كوسيلة لتضخيم المكاسب المحتملة (مع مخاطر تكبد خسائر أكبر)

🇮🇷Persian

اعمال نفوذ

سرمایه گذاری با پول قرض گرفته شده به عنوان راهی برای تقویت سود بالقوه (در معرض خطر زیان بیشتر)

🇹🇷Turkish

yararlanarak

Potansiyel kazançları artırmanın bir yolu olarak borç alınan parayla yatırım yapmak (daha büyük kayıp riskiyle)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מינוף

השקעה בכסף שאול כדרך להגביר רווחים פוטנציאליים (בסיכון של הפסדים גדולים יותר)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'leveraging'?

The primary meaning of 'leveraging' is 'investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)'.

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

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

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

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