leverage
['levәridʒ]
n. 杠杆, 杠杆装置, 杠杆效

[医] 杠杆

[] 杠杆



leverage
[ noun ]

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

<noun.phenomenon>

2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively

<noun.attribute>
relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage

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

<noun.act>

[ verb ]

1. supplement with leverage

<verb.possession>
leverage the money that is already available

2. provide with leverage

<verb.possession>
We need to leverage this company

Leverage \Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or
l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n.
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the
lever.

{Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance
between the lines of action of two forces which act in
parallel and opposite directions.

{Leverage of a force}, the perpendicular distance from the
line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about
which the body may be supposed to turn.