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leverage

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leverage
1. the action of a lever
2. the mechanical advantage gained by employing a lever
3. the enhanced power available to a large company
4. the use made by a company of its limited assets to guarantee the substantial loans required to finance its business

leverage [′lev·rij]
(mechanics)
The multiplication of force or motion achieved by a lever.


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Between the massive blocks were strips of grass the leverage of whose roots had pushed them apart.
Thus the immense leverage of the ship's tall masts became a matter very near my own heart.
This was an immense point gained; I foresaw that it would constitute my whole leverage in my relations with the two ladies.
 
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