A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque. / (by extension) Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.

(transitive, chiefly US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).

simple past tense and past participle of leverage

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leverage

Capable of being leveraged.

plural of leverager

One who leverages.

present participle of leverage

(business) A transaction in which a business firm, or a controlling share of a firm, is purchased using money which was borrowed by pledging all or some of the firm's assets as collateral.

plural of leveraged buyout