leverage
英['liːv(ə)rɪdʒ;'lev(ə)rɪdʒ]
美['lɛvərɪdʒ]
- n. 手段，影响力；杠杆作用；杠杆效率
- v. 利用；举债经营
英英释意
- 1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
- 2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively;
- "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
- 3. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)