English-Turkish 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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