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单词 leveraged
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leveraged


lev·er·age

L0138400 (lĕv′ər-ĭj, lĕv′rĭj)n.1. a. The action of a lever.b. The mechanical advantage of a lever.2. Positional advantage; power to act effectively: "started his ... career with far more social leverage than his father had enjoyed" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).3. The use of credit or borrowed funds, often for a speculative investment, as in buying securities on margin.tr.v. lev·er·aged, lev·er·ag·ing, lev·er·ag·es 1. a. To provide (a company) with leverage.b. To supplement (money, for example) with leverage.2. To improve or enhance: "It makes more sense to be able to leverage what we [public radio stations] do in a more effective way to our listeners" (Delano Lewis).3. To use so as to obtain an advantage or profit: leveraged their personal contacts to find new investors.
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Leveraged

Describing the amount of debt that has been used to finance activities. A company with much more debt than equity is generally called "highly leveraged." Many analysts consider too much leverage to be unhealthy, but many firms use leverage in order to expand operations.

leveraged

Of, relating to, or being an investment situation for which borrowed funds are used. A highly leveraged investor or firm is in a relatively risky position if interest rates rise or if the investment yields are disappointingly low.
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