leverage

leverage
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever
    杠杆作用
    my spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage.
    我的锹碰到了个撬不动的硬东西。
    ■mechanical advantage gained in this way
    杠杆效率
    use a metal bar to increase the leverage.
    用一金属棒提高杠杆效率。
    ■(figurative)the power to influence a person or situation to achieve a particular outcome
    (喻)（为取得某种结果而施加的）影响力
    the right wing had lost much of its political leverage in the Assembly.
    右翼力量在下议院里已经失去了不少政治影响力。
  2. (Finance). another term for gearing (in sense 2)
    (财政)。 同 gearing（义项 2）
verb
  1. [with obj.][usu. as adj. leveraged]use borrowed capital for (an investment), expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable
    举债经营
    a leveraged takeover bid.
    举债经营的接收出价，举债经营的盘进出价。
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