Dictionary Entry
leverage
leverage is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.
- 2noun
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
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- 3noun
strategic advantage; power to act effectively
"relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
- 4noun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
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- 5verb
provide with leverage
"We need to leverage this company"
- 6verb
supplement with leverage
"leverage the money that is already available"
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