Leverage
noun
The power to influence people or things, or to achieve something you want.
She had always banked on her charm as leverage.
Often appears as...
- gain leverage
- lose leverage
noun
The ability to use borrowed money, especially to buy a company by paying only a small amount of the price and borrowing the rest.
He used leverage to finance the deal.
Often appears as...
- financial leverage
- leverage buyout
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Formal
Technical
noun
The action of using a lever or the power gained by using a lever.
A longer handled tool will give you more leverage.
Often appears as...
- mechanical leverage
- operate with leverage
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Technical
verb
Using something you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
He hoped to leverage his Hollywood connections to find new opportunities.
Often appears as...
- leverage assets
- leverage resources
noun
The power to influence people or things, or to achieve something you want.
She had always banked on her charm as leverage.
Often appears as...
- gain leverage
- lose leverage
noun
The ability to use borrowed money, especially to buy a company by paying only a small amount of the price and borrowing the rest.
He used leverage to finance the deal.
Often appears as...
- financial leverage
- leverage buyout
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The action of using a lever or the power gained by using a lever.
A longer handled tool will give you more leverage.
Often appears as...
- mechanical leverage
- operate with leverage
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Using something you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
He hoped to leverage his Hollywood connections to find new opportunities.
Often appears as...
- leverage assets
- leverage resources
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Influence Tactics
Leverage can refer to strategies that increase someone's ability to guide decisions.
He leveraged his expertise to influence the committee's choice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negotiation Strength
In negotiations, leverage is your advantage that makes the other side more likely to agree.
Their customer base gave them great leverage in negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Physical Force
'Leverage' often implies using non-violent means to reach a goal.
She leveraged public opinion to press for the new law.
Pro Tip 1/3Influence Tactics
Leverage can refer to strategies that increase someone's ability to guide decisions.
He leveraged his expertise to influence the committee's choice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negotiation Strength
In negotiations, leverage is your advantage that makes the other side more likely to agree.
Their customer base gave them great leverage in negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Physical Force
'Leverage' often implies using non-violent means to reach a goal.
She leveraged public opinion to press for the new law.
Pro Tip 1/3Influence Tactics
Leverage can refer to strategies that increase someone's ability to guide decisions.
He leveraged his expertise to influence the committee's choice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negotiation Strength
In negotiations, leverage is your advantage that makes the other side more likely to agree.
Their customer base gave them great leverage in negotiations.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Physical Force
'Leverage' often implies using non-violent means to reach a goal.
She leveraged public opinion to press for the new law.
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Medicine's future?...
from medicine biotech artificial intelligence robotics nanotechnology space and address how could cross train and leverage these to impact major unmet goals we also have seven-day executive programs and coming up next month is actually future mat a program to help cross train and leverage technologies into medicine now I mentioned the phone
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How Amazon, Apple,...
that is now bigger than the entire advertising market of any nation, and you're primarily compensated and trying to develop economic security for you and the families of your employees, to increase that market share, you can't help but leverage all the power at your disposal. And that is the basis for regulation,
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
years even if the rivers were to run dry we're here in the trenches right this is a desert city and you can't go through a summer here without understanding that water here is really a life or death issue i think this is a good example of how you can meet those challenges and leverage mother nature while you're
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How to build a greener,...
which have been driven by the overuse of leverage excessive leverage or the abuse of leverage the net result of this is that the cooperation becomes what we call too big to fail and by this I don't just mean the banks in too big to fail because you know caring and settlement would stop but I'm talking about
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What coronavirus means...
It's the same thing, meaning, you have a certain amount of leverage, things go down, too much leverage means you're broke, in accounting terms. So then you look around and you say, who are the systemically important entities that you don't want to go broke?
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Your brain on video...
worldwide, right? Would any of you complain if this was the case about doing linear algebra? So what we are asking in the lab is, how can we leverage that power? Now I want to step back a bit. I know most of you have had the experience of coming back
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Teach girls bravery, not...
your sister, your niece, your employee, your colleague -- to be comfortable with imperfection, because when we teach girls to be imperfect, and we help them leverage it, we will build a movement of young women who are brave
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Will automation take...
The same principle applies if we're building a building, if we're diagnosing and caring for a patient, or if we are teaching a class to a roomful of high schoolers. As our tools improve, technology magnifies our leverage
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The Most Powerful Bite PIPE...
combining all three parts the shorter jaws creating better leverage the larger springs representing more powerful muscles and the sharp teeth to really concentrate all of that force this really creates the ultimate bite
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What happens when our...
We would thus leverage its intelligence as much as possible to solve the problem of value-loading. This can happen, and the outcome could be very good for humanity.
Video examples
Medicine's future?...
from medicine biotech artificial intelligence robotics nanotechnology space and address how could cross train and leverage these to impact major unmet goals we also have seven-day executive programs and coming up next month is actually future mat a program to help cross train and leverage technologies into medicine now I mentioned the phone
Video examples
How Amazon, Apple,...
that is now bigger than the entire advertising market of any nation, and you're primarily compensated and trying to develop economic security for you and the families of your employees, to increase that market share, you can't help but leverage all the power at your disposal. And that is the basis for regulation,
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
years even if the rivers were to run dry we're here in the trenches right this is a desert city and you can't go through a summer here without understanding that water here is really a life or death issue i think this is a good example of how you can meet those challenges and leverage mother nature while you're
Video examples
How to build a greener,...
which have been driven by the overuse of leverage excessive leverage or the abuse of leverage the net result of this is that the cooperation becomes what we call too big to fail and by this I don't just mean the banks in too big to fail because you know caring and settlement would stop but I'm talking about
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
It's the same thing, meaning, you have a certain amount of leverage, things go down, too much leverage means you're broke, in accounting terms. So then you look around and you say, who are the systemically important entities that you don't want to go broke?
Video examples
Your brain on video...
worldwide, right? Would any of you complain if this was the case about doing linear algebra? So what we are asking in the lab is, how can we leverage that power? Now I want to step back a bit. I know most of you have had the experience of coming back
Video examples
Teach girls bravery, not...
your sister, your niece, your employee, your colleague -- to be comfortable with imperfection, because when we teach girls to be imperfect, and we help them leverage it, we will build a movement of young women who are brave
Video examples
Will automation take...
The same principle applies if we're building a building, if we're diagnosing and caring for a patient, or if we are teaching a class to a roomful of high schoolers. As our tools improve, technology magnifies our leverage
Video examples
The Most Powerful Bite PIPE...
combining all three parts the shorter jaws creating better leverage the larger springs representing more powerful muscles and the sharp teeth to really concentrate all of that force this really creates the ultimate bite
Video examples
What happens when our...
We would thus leverage its intelligence as much as possible to solve the problem of value-loading. This can happen, and the outcome could be very good for humanity.
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Quote examples
Jake Hager
American Wrestler
People know my name, and because of that, I have more leverage as a professional fighter. And as a professional fighter, as a professional wrestler, that is something we are all battling for. We want to make our brand a name brand and a household name. And that essentially gives us more leverage and helps us provide for our families.
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Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
I think the adoption rate with respect to social media and how companies leverage that varies by the company. Cisco is probably a leader in the space. A lot of times, we actually use virtual ways to communicate our brand and do some of our advertising, first on the social space, then we do on physical advertising.
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John Paulson
American Businessman
The financial crisis was linked to the fact that banks had excessive leverage and too many risky assets. The solution is not to try to dictate to banks what they can do or not do, but to require them to strengthen their capital to absorb potential losses and hold less risky assets.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
The higher the unemployment rate, the more leverage I have to 'encourage' you to 'do what it takes' to keep your job. And so you work even more hours, pushing unemployment up and wages down. And that, my friends, is one of the little tricks that keeps you poor and me rich.
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Ryan Holmes
Canadian Businessman
Hammer down product fundamentals first. Make sure you've got something that works before doubling down on promotion and marketing. Create a groundswell of organic support, and only then leverage PR and advertising to spread the word.
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Gray Davis
American Politician
We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today.
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Jason Silva
American Director
We must not be afraid to push boundaries; instead, we should leverage our science and our technology, together with our creativity and our curiosity, to solve the world's problems.
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Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
I have always been interested in exploring how we can leverage our knowledge about everyday objects, and how we use them, in order to interact with our digital world.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
American Poet
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
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Ray Dalio
American Businessman
The world is still in deleveraging.
Quote examples
Jake Hager
American Wrestler
People know my name, and because of that, I have more leverage as a professional fighter. And as a professional fighter, as a professional wrestler, that is something we are all battling for. We want to make our brand a name brand and a household name. And that essentially gives us more leverage and helps us provide for our families.
Quote examples
Padmasree Warrior
Indian Businesswoman
I think the adoption rate with respect to social media and how companies leverage that varies by the company. Cisco is probably a leader in the space. A lot of times, we actually use virtual ways to communicate our brand and do some of our advertising, first on the social space, then we do on physical advertising.
Quote examples
John Paulson
American Businessman
The financial crisis was linked to the fact that banks had excessive leverage and too many risky assets. The solution is not to try to dictate to banks what they can do or not do, but to require them to strengthen their capital to absorb potential losses and hold less risky assets.
Quote examples
Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
The higher the unemployment rate, the more leverage I have to 'encourage' you to 'do what it takes' to keep your job. And so you work even more hours, pushing unemployment up and wages down. And that, my friends, is one of the little tricks that keeps you poor and me rich.
Quote examples
Ryan Holmes
Canadian Businessman
Hammer down product fundamentals first. Make sure you've got something that works before doubling down on promotion and marketing. Create a groundswell of organic support, and only then leverage PR and advertising to spread the word.
Quote examples
Gray Davis
American Politician
We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today.
Quote examples
Jason Silva
American Director
We must not be afraid to push boundaries; instead, we should leverage our science and our technology, together with our creativity and our curiosity, to solve the world's problems.
Quote examples
Pranav Mistry
Indian Scientist
I have always been interested in exploring how we can leverage our knowledge about everyday objects, and how we use them, in order to interact with our digital world.
Quote examples
John Greenleaf Whittier
American Poet
As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
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Ray Dalio
American Businessman
The world is still in deleveraging.
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