leverage

English Thesaurus

1. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	investing, investment,
definition	:	the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun.act)

2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	advantage, vantage,
definition	:	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	bargaining chip,
definition	:	leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations (noun.attribute)

3. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	mechanical phenomenon,
definition	:	a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects (noun.phenomenon)

4. provide with leverage (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	furnish, provide, render, supply,
definition	:	give something useful or necessary to (verb.possession)

5. supplement with leverage (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	supplement,
definition	:	add as a supplement to what seems insufficient (verb.possession)

6. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act)

derivation	:	leverage,
definition	:	provide with leverage (verb.possession)

derivation	:	leverage,
definition	:	supplement with leverage (verb.possession)

7. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry,
definition	:	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)

8. provide with leverage (verb.possession)

derivation	:	leverage, leveraging, leverage, leveraging,
definition	:	investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act)

9. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act)

derivation	:	leverage,
definition	:	provide with leverage (verb.possession)

derivation	:	leverage,
definition	:	supplement with leverage (verb.possession)

10. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry,
definition	:	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)

11. provide with leverage (verb.possession)

derivation	:	leverage, leveraging, leverage, leveraging,
definition	:	investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act)