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Meanings of leverage in English

Portuguese
alavancagem financeira

Any technique to multiply gains and losses.

alavancagem financeira

The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever.

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Examples for "leveraging"
Examples for "leveraging"
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However, leveraging these improvements currently comes at the cost of lower-throughput experimentation.
Pubmed
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Assist employees in leveraging social media tools to define their work success.
Reuters
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Valeant made its name by buying up companies and leveraging their assets.
The Irish Times
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I believe in leveraging fame and talking to people and brokering partnerships.
Ebony
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NBC Publishing's first few book projects will focus on leveraging this archive.
Wired
Usage of leverage in English
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Oil money bought the Saudis enormous political access and leverage in Washington.
The new yorker
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Banks came under pressure, reflecting their leverage to the economy, he said.
News.com.au
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Regulated funds have strict liquidity requirements, leverage limits and clear asset prices.
Reuters
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This is not yet a healthy leverage level for Petrobras, he said.
Reuters
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We can use economic leverage, as well as military or diplomatic means.
Wired
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Nevertheless, its leverage will likely remain high compared with similarly rated peers'.
Reuters
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The FARC holds hundreds of kidnap victims for ransom and political leverage.
Reuters
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The issue is expected to temporarily slightly increase Munich Re's financial leverage.
Reuters
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Fitch views the new debt issuance as an increase in overall leverage.
Reuters
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Armed with information, experts can exert a gigantic, if unspoken, leverage: fear.
Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of ever...
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A merger could be a good leverage point to reshape the leadership.
Reuters
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The group has held two British workers hostage since September as leverage.
Reuters
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As the leaders must agree this by consensus, Ireland has some leverage.
The Irish Times
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Not fine control but leverage was the price they paid for strength.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
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We need to leverage that marketing power and extend their distribution capabilities.
Wired
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Concurrently, cost reduction efforts with some sales leverage should support margin improvements.
Reuters
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