leverage

noun

/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/

/ˈlevərɪdʒ/

[uncountable]

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(formal) the ability to influence what people do
- diplomatic leverage
- Retailers can exert leverage over producers by threatening to take their business elsewhere.
Extra Examples
- They are determined to gain more political leverage.
- They suddenly had more leverage in negotiations.
- Their actions were seen as an attempt to use economic leverage to force political change.
Topics Businessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- economic
- financial
- political
- …
verb + leverage
- have
- gain
- give somebody
- …
leverage + noun
- point
preposition
- leverage in
phrases
- use something as leverage
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(specialist) the act of using a lever to open or lift something; the force used to do this
- A longer piece of wood would give you greater leverage.
- Position the piece of wood so that maximum leverage can be applied.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- enough
- sufficient
- good
- …
verb + leverage
- have
- gain
- get
- …
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(British English also gearing)
(finance) the relationship between the amount of money that a company owes and the value of its sharesTopics Moneyc2, Businessc2

verb

/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/

/ˈlevərɪdʒ/

(business)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they leverage	/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ /ˈlevərɪdʒ/
he / she / it leverages	/ˈliːvərɪdʒɪz/ /ˈlevərɪdʒɪz/
past simple leveraged	/ˈliːvərɪdʒd/ /ˈlevərɪdʒd/
past participle leveraged	/ˈliːvərɪdʒd/ /ˈlevərɪdʒd/
-ing form leveraging	/ˈliːvərɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈlevərɪdʒɪŋ/

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leverage something to get as much advantage or profit as possible from something that you have
- The company needs to leverage its resources.
- This system will help you to leverage your time so that you get more done.