leverage

Definitions

1. A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
   uncountable, usually
2. Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
   broadly, uncountable, usually
3. 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.
   uncountable, usually
4. The debt-to-equity ratio.
   uncountable, usually
5. The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
   uncountable, usually
6. The distance of between an independent observation and other observations.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

23 more languages

العربيةقوة الرفع

Bosanskileva

Catalàaprofitaravantatgeinfluènciapalancarendiment+ 2 more

Danskindflydelseindvirkning

Ελληνικάαξιοποιώεκμεταλλεύομαιμόχλευση

Esperantoinfluo

Suominiskaotevaikutuskeinovaikutusvaltavelkavipuvipuvarsivipuvoima+ 3 more

Gaeilgecumas luamháinluamhánachttionchar

Galegoaproveitarinfluencia

עבריתמנוף

Hrvatskileva

Magyarbefolyásbefolyásolbevetelérhasznosítkihasználprofitálrávesz+ 5 more

Italianoapprofittare diavvantaggiarsi difare leva suinfluenzalevaleveraggiopotenza+ 4 more

日本語レバレバレッジ

Қазақ тілілевераж

Kurdîînfluenzakozleva

Nederlandshefboomhefboomfondshefboomkrachtinvloedleveragevoordeel+ 3 more

Polskidźwigniadźwignia finansowalewarlewarowanielewarowywpływwykorzystaćwykorzystywać+ 5 more

Portuguêsalavancagemaproveitar

Русскийвы́годно испо́льзоватьмаксима́льно испо́льзоватьоптимизироватьприменятьрычагулучшать+ 3 more

Српскиleva

Svenskahavstånginflytandepåtryckningsmedel

Türkçekaldıraç kuvvetiközmanivelanüfuz etmek+ 1 more

Examples

“A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood.”

“In order⟳ to proportion the braking force⟳ to the weight carried by a wheel - a matter⟳ of special importance in the braking of wagons - variable leverage systems are now being introduced in which the end⟳ of one axle spring⟳ is linked to a control⟳ spring⟳ in the change-over valve, so automatically varying the leverage exerted by the brake-rod according to whether the wagon is full or empty.”

“Try⟳ using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation.”

“The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test⟳, appeared to use⟳ Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post⟳ - his 22nd goal of the season.”

“Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have⟳ to pay⟳ your debts.”

“Online margin trading is usually based on leverage, where the brokerage effectively lets you borrow more money than you have⟳ deposited as collateral.”

“Both exchanges offer⟳ crypto derivatives, which are bets on future fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices. They also offer⟳ extreme leverage — up to 125 times on Binance. That means a $1,000 down payment can be turned into a $125,000 gamble.”

“S.E.C. rules cap E.T.F.s from offering more than two times leverage. The nine fund managers who received a letter from the S.E.C. sought to introduce⟳ products that offered three and, in some cases, five times leverage.”

“In such cases where there is a multiple capital structure⟳ the factor known as leverage comes into play⟳.”

“Their variable-cost-reducing investments have⟳ dramatically increased their leverage.”

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