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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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