Synonyms for leverage
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lev-er-ij, lee-ver- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- |
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Définition of leverage
Origin :- 1724, "action of a lever," from lever (n.) + -age. Meaning "power or force of a lever" is from 1827; figurative sense from 1858. The financial sense is attested by 1933, American English; as a verb by 1956. Related: Leveraged; leverages; leveraging.
- noun influence
- This gives it leverage, or focus for the outworking of its forces.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- If it is too high, it gives the wind a very dangerous degree of leverage.
- Extract from : « All Afloat » by William Wood
- In that way he gets a little more "leverage," as it is called.
- Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two » by Prince Sarath Ghosh
- But he found this impossible to accomplish; he could secure no leverage on the instrument.
- Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins
- All the power and leverage he could bring to bear was useless.
- Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- The door was of flimsy pine, and it gave quickly to the poker's leverage.
- Extract from : « The Candidate » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler
- Thick soles interfere with the leverage action of the big toe.
- Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce
- It was the Irish-Americans who got the leverage for freeing Ireland.
- Extract from : « The Old World in the New » by Edward Alsworth Ross
- With the leverage thus obtained, he shoved the boat faster than before.
- Extract from : « Wyoming » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
- "My automatic hasn't the leverage of your gun," he remarked to the Frenchman in explanation.
- Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
Antonyms for leverage
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