Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leverage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Leverage \Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or
l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n.
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the
lever.
{Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance
between the lines of action of two forces which act in
parallel and opposite directions.
{Leverage of a force}, the perpendicular distance from the
line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about
which the body may be supposed to turn.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
leverage
n 1: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to
use a lever [syn: {purchase}]
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) [syn: {leveraging}]
v 1: supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is
already available"
2: provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
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