'Leverage' definitions:

Definition of 'leverage'

(from WordNet)
noun
The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [syn: leverage, purchase]
noun
Strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
noun
Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: leverage, leveraging]
verb
Supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
verb
Provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"

Definition of 'Leverage'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]