HOW TO PRONOUNCE
leverage
/ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/
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The first syllable is stressed.
Stress the first syllable. Its vowel can sound like red or see; the last consonant sounds like j in judge.
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“We discussed the use of leverage.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does leverage mean?
noun
- A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
- Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
- The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
More meanings (4)
noun
- The debt-to-equity ratio.
- The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
- The distance of between an independent observation and other observations.
verb
- (slang) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/
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He recognized their double leverage, for if they succeeded in felling even one tree McLean became liable for his wager.
Judson Parker and his sister were the only Parkers in Avonlea, so that no leverage could be exerted by family connections.
More book examples (3)
With the peculiar Chinese upward curve of the corners, the devils are unable to get sufficient leverage, and so retire discomfited.
She takes care to place her hand as far as possible from the hands of the two men, so as to give herself a certain leverage.
Habituation is thus our adjustment to an environment which at the time we are not concerned with modifying, and which supplies a leverage to our active habits.