leverage

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Synonyms: beverage, everage, levelage, average, levirate, leveraged, coverage, overage, peerage, leverages, deleverage

Antonyms: beverage, everage, levelage, average, levirate, leveraged, coverage, overage, peerage, leverages, deleverage

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Noun

1. A [[force]] [[compound]]ed by means of a [[lever]] rotating around a [[pivot]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any [[influence]] which is compounded or used to gain an [[advantage]].
3. {{lb|en|finance}} The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
4. {{lb|en|finance}} The {{w|debt-to-equity ratio}}.
5. {{lb|en|business}} The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
6. {{lb|en|statistics|regression analytics}} The distance of between an [[independent]] [[observation]] and other observations.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|US|slang|business}} To [[use]]; to exploit; to [[manipulate]] in order to take full advantage (of something).

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