单词 | leverage |
释义 | noun | verb leverageleverage1 /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈli-/ noun [uncountable] 1influence that you can use to make people do what you want: political/economic/diplomatic etc. leverage Europe will try to use its economic leverage to end the dispute.2the amount of force that something or someone has, that makes it possible to make something else move: A longer stick will give you better leverage.3social studies, economics borrowed money that is used to invest or buy something such as a company noun | verb leverageleverage2 verb [transitive] 1social studies, economics to make money available to someone in order to invest or buy something such as a company: the use of public funds to leverage private investment2to use the things a business owns or the people it employs in new ways, in order to achieve success in the best way possible: We need to leverage our biggest asset – the people who work for us. |
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