Synonyms for leverage
ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈlɛv rɪdʒ; ˈli vər ɪdʒ, -vrɪdʒlever·age

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1. leverageverb

   Synonyms:
   financial leverage, mechanical advantage, operating leverage, exploit, use

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1. leverage, purchasenoun

   the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

   Synonyms:
   purchase, leveraging

2. leveragenoun

   strategic advantage; power to act effectively

   "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"

   Synonyms:
   purchase, leveraging

3. leverage, leveragingverb

   investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

   Synonyms:
   purchase, leveraging

4. leverageverb

   supplement with leverage

   "leverage the money that is already available"

5. leverageverb

   provide with leverage

   "We need to leverage this company"

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1. • Advantage
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   • Supplement

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1. leveragenoun

   Synonyms:
   purchase (obtained by the lever)

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1. leveragenoun

   Synonyms:
   purchase

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1. List of paraphrases for "leverage":

   lever, leveraging, leverages, influence, seize, capitalize, mobilize, exploit, harnessing, tap, harness, mobilizing, advantage

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1. Erin Murphy:

   Most of the sanctions programs were formulated during the junta years and the dynamics and the situation, for which there has been a lot of progress – although still a lot of problems – have changed since then, sanctions are an important tool, but its leverage is quite limited, and the scope of the previous sanctions would not provide much leverage in deterring military behavior currently. There is also the question of who you are punishing and unintended consequences.

2. Bill Clinton:

   I believe that you take whatever happens to you in a negotiation and you try to leverage it, in this case, I believe that one of the ways the president could get fast-track authority is to deal with the legitimate concerns of those Democrats who are potential 'yes' voters, to see what within the negotiation — or what's even in the existing framework agreement that is being drafted — could be modified or changed.

3. Jay Rosenstein:

   It's an enormous piece of leverage for people who want to experience it or sample it or watch it.

4. Ken Andrus:

   I think this incident with the pony will bring a lot of leverage, what happened to Patches is a prime example of why we need it.

5. David Kostin:

   The precipitous decline in cash balances has coincided with a sharp increase in corporate leverage.