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Leverage
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leverage n
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: the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity
vt -aged
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: to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.