1the exertion of force by means of a lever:my spade hit something solid that wouldn’t respond to leverage
mechanical advantage gained by leverage:use a metal bar to increase the leverage
the power to influence a person or situation:the right wing had lost much of its political leverage in the Assembly
2 Finance the ratio of a company’s loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity); gearing.
the use of credit or borrowed capital to increase the earning potential of shares.
verb
[with object]
1 (usually as adjective leveraged) use borrowed capital for (an investment), expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable:a leveraged takeover bid
2use (something) to maximum advantage:the organization needs to leverage its key resources
leverage in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of leverage in the US English dictionary
