leveragen.

Brit.

/ˈliːv(ə)rɪdʒ/,

/ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/,

/ˈliv(ə)rɪdʒ/

Etymology: < lever n.¹ + -age suffix.

1. The action of a lever; the arrangement by which lever-power is applied; also concrete a system of levers.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > lever > [noun] > system of

leverage1724

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > lever

levering1870

leverage1884

1724 London Gaz. No. 6273/8 An Engine.., which..by means of a Leveridge and an Horizontal Fly,..can Raise..Water.

1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 99 It resolves itself into a system of leverage.

1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 258 The length of leverage must vary inversely as the strength of the force.

a. The power of a lever; the mechanical advantage gained by the use of a lever. leverage of a force (see quot. 1830).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > distance of direction of force from axis

leverage of a force1830

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > active mechanical force > ratio of load to force applied > by use of lever

purchase1711

prise1751

leverage1830

1830 H. Kater & D. Lardner Treat. Mechanics x. 135 The distance of the direction of a force from the axis is sometimes called the leverage of the force.

1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 146 The extension of the os calcis..affords a considerable leverage to the muscles of the calf of the leg.

1860 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner (1891) xvi. 221 Leverage is everything.

1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie II. xiii. 224 The stream worked at the roots, and the wind laid hold of him with fierce leverage.

1882 Knowledge No. 19. 403/2 The actual leverage increases as A W is increased, supposing the oar's length to remain unchanged.

b. figurative. Advantage for accomplishing a purpose; increased power of action.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > influence which can be used to one's advantage

leverage1858

pull1882

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer III. 113 The leverage of this straightforward speech..produces an initial movement towards concession on the part of the great hero.

1868 A. Helps Realmah (1876) v. 86 And it will be putting additional leverage into his hands.

1883 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 790 With regard to such men the moralist has no leverage whatever.

3. attributive.

ΚΠ

1838 E. A. Poe Narr. A. G. Pym in Wks. (1864) IV. 162 A vast leverage power was obtained.

1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 258/1 This bend gives a leverage power to the handle, when the graip is used to lift rank wet litter.

Draft additions 1997

c. Commerce (chiefly U.S.). The increase in earning potential of shares in a company which results from its making only a relatively small proportion of its capitalization available as ordinary shares; the ratio of a company's capitalization to the value of its ordinary shares (cf. gearing n. 3b); also, the use of credit or borrowed capital to increase the earning potential of shares, the action of leveraging.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > specific operations or arrangements

intromission1567

hedginga1631

retiring1681

partnership1704

put1718

time bargain1720

bargain for time1721

option1746

call1825

put and call1826

cornering1841

corner1853

raid1866

pooling1871

squeeze1872

call option1874

recapitalization1874

short squeeze1877

split-up1878

margin call1888

pyramid1888

profit taking1891

pyramiding1895

underwriting1895

melon-cutting1900

round turn1901

market-making1902

put-through1902

put and take1921

round trip1922

put and take1929

leverage1931

split-down1932

switching1932

give-up1934

mark to market1938

recap1940

rollover1947

downtick1954

stock split1955

traded option1955

leg1959

stock splitting1959

rollover1961

split1972

spread betting1972

unitization1974

marking-to-market1981

swap1982

telebroking1984

1931 Chamberlain & Hay Investment & Speculation xi. 125 The common stock..has a leverage that gives him [sc. the speculator] the full equitable benefit..of any good management of the companies the common stocks of which are in his trust.

1938 J. B. Williams Theory of Investment Value xii. 151 If growth is attended by a change in leverage, so that the ratio of bonds to stocks is altered, then the dividends to be paid by a company will increase at a different rate from its assets.

1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low xvii. 164 People who'll talk you to death about the leverage they get in commodities.

a1976 in Webster Suppl. s.v. Buying stocks on margin is a simple example of leverage.

1987 Economist 21 Mar. 90/3 The reason for dealing in futures..is that the gains (and the losses) are potentially much greater because of the leverage that these markets allow.

1995 Times 9 June 23/2 He will also contain the expansion of BAe [sc. British Aerospace] and improve the leverage to achieve his ultimate ambition..: a merger of GEC's defence businesses with those of BAe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

leveragev.

Brit.

/ˈliːv(ə)rɪdʒ/,

/ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/,

/ˈliv(ə)rɪdʒ/

Etymology: < leverage n.

U.S.

transitive and intransitive. To lever; spec. to speculate or cause to speculate financially on borrowed capital expecting profits made to be greater than the interest payable.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (intransitive)] > other tools or equipment

filec1230

to blow the bellowsc1440

pump1508

vice1612

plane1678

shovel1685

turn1796

brake1862

pestle1866

chisel1873

roll1881

slice1893

leverage1937

monkeywrench1993

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (intransitive)] > risk money in hope of gain > speculate on borrowed capital

leverage1937

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > risk (money) in hope of gain > on borrowed capital

leverage1937

1937 Harper's Mag. June 63 Acey leveraged the arm upward.

1971 Atlantic Monthly July 49 He gave her the benefit of his experience, leveraging her up to the ears in convertible bonds.

1972 ‘A. Smith’ Supermoney iv. i. 209 The corporation discovered that the more it borrowed, the higher the earnings and the higher the stock, so it began to leverage.

1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 26 July 3/3 Tight credit tends to put some of the marginal builders (that are very highly leveraged and have tiny working capital positions) under additional pressures.

Derivatives

leveraged adj. frequently as leveraged buyout (chiefly U.S.), the buyout of a company by its management with the help of outside capital.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > specific operations or arrangements > share-buying activities

subscribing1762

flyer1846

bearing1849

stagging1851

take-up1865

bear covering1881

straddle1883

portfolio investment1929

short covering1930

support buying1932

foreign portfolio investment1951

corporate raiding1957

leveraged1957

tender offer1964

buy-in1968

management buyout1977

bought deal1981

greenmail1983

MBO1986

bimbo1991

1957 Robert R. Young & Alleghany Corp. 2 Founded in 1929.., Alleghany was a classic example of the highly leveraged holding companies of that period.

1976 Forbes 15 July 83/1 We have eased into the safer waters of secondary financings and leveraged buyouts.

1980 Financial Rev. (Austral.) 8 July 19/3 John Polmear had engineered what the Americans call the ‘leveraged buy-out’.

1984 USA Today 6 Apr. 4 b/5 Many..clients want to buy companies in leveraged buy-outs.

1985 Times 2 May 21/5 Leveraged buyouts are commonly used in the United States to defeat hostile takeover bids, but have yet to be successfully tested in Britain.

ˈleveraging n.

ΚΠ

1968 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. 64 Short-term trading,..selling short and leveraging through borrowing are all speculative techniques which carry with them greater risk of loss.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leverage
释义	leveragen. Brit. /ˈliːv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /ˈliv(ə)rɪdʒ/ Etymology: < lever n.¹ + -age suffix. 1. The action of a lever; the arrangement by which lever-power is applied; also concrete a system of levers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > lever > [noun] > system of leverage1724 society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > lever levering1870 leverage1884 1724 London Gaz. No. 6273/8 An Engine.., which..by means of a Leveridge and an Horizontal Fly,..can Raise..Water. 1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 99 It resolves itself into a system of leverage. 1884 tr. H. Lotze Logic 258 The length of leverage must vary inversely as the strength of the force. 2. a. The power of a lever; the mechanical advantage gained by the use of a lever. leverage of a force (see quot. 1830). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > distance of direction of force from axis leverage of a force1830 the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > active mechanical force > ratio of load to force applied > by use of lever purchase1711 prise1751 leverage1830 1830 H. Kater & D. Lardner Treat. Mechanics x. 135 The distance of the direction of a force from the axis is sometimes called the leverage of the force. 1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 146 The extension of the os calcis..affords a considerable leverage to the muscles of the calf of the leg. 1860 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner (1891) xvi. 221 Leverage is everything. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie II. xiii. 224 The stream worked at the roots, and the wind laid hold of him with fierce leverage. 1882 Knowledge No. 19. 403/2 The actual leverage increases as A W is increased, supposing the oar's length to remain unchanged. b. figurative. Advantage for accomplishing a purpose; increased power of action. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > influence which can be used to one's advantage leverage1858 pull1882 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer III. 113 The leverage of this straightforward speech..produces an initial movement towards concession on the part of the great hero. 1868 A. Helps Realmah (1876) v. 86 And it will be putting additional leverage into his hands. 1883 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 790 With regard to such men the moralist has no leverage whatever. 3. attributive. ΚΠ 1838 E. A. Poe Narr. A. G. Pym in Wks. (1864) IV. 162 A vast leverage power was obtained. 1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 258/1 This bend gives a leverage power to the handle, when the graip is used to lift rank wet litter. Draft additions 1997 c. Commerce (chiefly U.S.). The increase in earning potential of shares in a company which results from its making only a relatively small proportion of its capitalization available as ordinary shares; the ratio of a company's capitalization to the value of its ordinary shares (cf. gearing n. 3b); also, the use of credit or borrowed capital to increase the earning potential of shares, the action of leveraging. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > specific operations or arrangements intromission1567 hedginga1631 retiring1681 partnership1704 put1718 time bargain1720 bargain for time1721 option1746 call1825 put and call1826 cornering1841 corner1853 raid1866 pooling1871 squeeze1872 call option1874 recapitalization1874 short squeeze1877 split-up1878 margin call1888 pyramid1888 profit taking1891 pyramiding1895 underwriting1895 melon-cutting1900 round turn1901 market-making1902 put-through1902 put and take1921 round trip1922 put and take1929 leverage1931 split-down1932 switching1932 give-up1934 mark to market1938 recap1940 rollover1947 downtick1954 stock split1955 traded option1955 leg1959 stock splitting1959 rollover1961 split1972 spread betting1972 unitization1974 marking-to-market1981 swap1982 telebroking1984 1931 Chamberlain & Hay Investment & Speculation xi. 125 The common stock..has a leverage that gives him [sc. the speculator] the full equitable benefit..of any good management of the companies the common stocks of which are in his trust. 1938 J. B. Williams Theory of Investment Value xii. 151 If growth is attended by a change in leverage, so that the ratio of bonds to stocks is altered, then the dividends to be paid by a company will increase at a different rate from its assets. 1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low xvii. 164 People who'll talk you to death about the leverage they get in commodities. a1976 in Webster Suppl. s.v. Buying stocks on margin is a simple example of leverage. 1987 Economist 21 Mar. 90/3 The reason for dealing in futures..is that the gains (and the losses) are potentially much greater because of the leverage that these markets allow. 1995 Times 9 June 23/2 He will also contain the expansion of BAe [sc. British Aerospace] and improve the leverage to achieve his ultimate ambition..: a merger of GEC's defence businesses with those of BAe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). leveragev. Brit. /ˈliːv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/, /ˈliv(ə)rɪdʒ/ Etymology: < leverage n. U.S. transitive and intransitive. To lever; spec. to speculate or cause to speculate financially on borrowed capital expecting profits made to be greater than the interest payable. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (intransitive)] > other tools or equipment filec1230 to blow the bellowsc1440 pump1508 vice1612 plane1678 shovel1685 turn1796 brake1862 pestle1866 chisel1873 roll1881 slice1893 leverage1937 monkeywrench1993 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (intransitive)] > risk money in hope of gain > speculate on borrowed capital leverage1937 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > risk (money) in hope of gain > on borrowed capital leverage1937 1937 Harper's Mag. June 63 Acey leveraged the arm upward. 1971 Atlantic Monthly July 49 He gave her the benefit of his experience, leveraging her up to the ears in convertible bonds. 1972 ‘A. Smith’ Supermoney iv. i. 209 The corporation discovered that the more it borrowed, the higher the earnings and the higher the stock, so it began to leverage. 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 26 July 3/3 Tight credit tends to put some of the marginal builders (that are very highly leveraged and have tiny working capital positions) under additional pressures. Derivatives leveraged adj. frequently as leveraged buyout (chiefly U.S.), the buyout of a company by its management with the help of outside capital. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > specific operations or arrangements > share-buying activities subscribing1762 flyer1846 bearing1849 stagging1851 take-up1865 bear covering1881 straddle1883 portfolio investment1929 short covering1930 support buying1932 foreign portfolio investment1951 corporate raiding1957 leveraged1957 tender offer1964 buy-in1968 management buyout1977 bought deal1981 greenmail1983 MBO1986 bimbo1991 1957 Robert R. Young & Alleghany Corp. 2 Founded in 1929.., Alleghany was a classic example of the highly leveraged holding companies of that period. 1976 Forbes 15 July 83/1 We have eased into the safer waters of secondary financings and leveraged buyouts. 1980 Financial Rev. (Austral.) 8 July 19/3 John Polmear had engineered what the Americans call the ‘leveraged buy-out’. 1984 USA Today 6 Apr. 4 b/5 Many..clients want to buy companies in leveraged buy-outs. 1985 Times 2 May 21/5 Leveraged buyouts are commonly used in the United States to defeat hostile takeover bids, but have yet to be successfully tested in Britain. ˈleveraging n. ΚΠ 1968 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. 64 Short-term trading,..selling short and leveraging through borrowing are all speculative techniques which carry with them greater risk of loss. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724v.1937
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