leverage

noun

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

strategic advantage

the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

verb

provide with leverage

supplement with leverage

Roots

levolev- · Latin · to raise

Synonyms for leverage

cloutn influencen

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Where does leverage come from?

The word leverage breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lev-, from Latin levo (“to raise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.