English-Latvian translations for leverage
Definition of leverage
- A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque
- By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage
- The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk
- The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility
- To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something
Examples
- A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood
- Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation
- Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have to pay your debts.
- Their variable-cost-reducing investments have dramatically increased their leverage.
- They plan to leverage the publicity into a good distribution agreement
- They plan to leverage off the publicity to get a good distribution agreement
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