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leverage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | purchase |
| Type of | mechanical phenomenon |
| Derivation | lever |
leverage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leveraging |
| Type of | investing, investment |
leverage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vantage, advantage |
| Has types | bargaining chip |
relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage.
Examples of leverage
leverage
The key to his fortunes was an intrepid approach to leverage and securitisation.
From the cnn.com
The portfolios might not have been decimated if it weren't for all the leverage.
From the businessweek.com
Another tool that pumps up leverage by untold billions is the total return swap.
From the businessweek.com
Yet deals are being done with much less leverage than was used during the 1980s.
From the businessweek.com
Then she focused on forestry to leverage the family's vast real estate holdings.
From the businessweek.com
Impeding supply routes is not the strongest leverage Pakistan can bring to bear.
From the newsweek.com
Also, they generally have longer arms, which produce more leverage and momentum.
From the online.wsj.com
Racking up delegates creates powerful leverage even for a second-place finisher.
From the time.com
Leverage, or, even moreso, the rate of increase of leverage, seem to me the key.
From the economist.com
- Supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
- The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
- Strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
- Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
- Connection is essential to all partner dancing and is the primary means to communicate synchronized dance movement between the lead and follow. ...
- In finance, leverage is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses. Common ways to attain leverage are borrowing money, buying fixed assets and using derivatives. Important examples are: *A public corporation may leverage its equity by borrowing money. ...
- In negotiation, leverage is a measure of which side, at any given moment, has a greater ability to influence the other side.
- In statistics, leverage is a term used in connection with regression analysis and, in particular, in analyses aimed at identifying those observations which have a large effect on the outcome of fitting regression models.
- Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television. ...
