leverage
noun/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/
/ˈlevərɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- (formal) the ability to influence what people do
- diplomatic leverage
- Retailers can exert leverage over producers by threatening to take their business elsewhere.
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2- They are determined to gain more political leverage.
- They suddenly had more leverage in negotiations.
- Their actions were seen as an attempt to use economic leverage to force political change.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- economic
- financial
- political
- …
- have
- gain
- give somebody
- …
- point
- leverage in
- use something as leverage
- (specialist) the act of using a lever to open or lift something; the force used to do this
- A longer piece of wood would give you greater leverage.
- Position the piece of wood so that maximum leverage can be applied.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enough
- sufficient
- good
- …
- have
- gain
- get
- …
- (British English also gearing)(finance) the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and the value of its sharesTopics Moneyc2, Businessc2
- (business) the practice of borrowing money for an investment, in the hope of increasing profits in the future
- While leverage presents opportunities for increasing the total return on investments, it also has the potential to increase losses.
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