Antonyms for leverage


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lev-er-ij, lee-ver-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər-


Definition of leverage

Origin :
  • 1724, "action of a lever," from lever (n.) + -age. Meaning "power or force of a lever" is from 1827; figurative sense from 1858. The financial sense is attested by 1933, American English; as a verb by 1956. Related: Leveraged; leverages; leveraging.
  • noun influence
Example sentences :
  • This gives it leverage, or focus for the outworking of its forces.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • If it is too high, it gives the wind a very dangerous degree of leverage.
  • Extract from : « All Afloat » by William Wood
  • In that way he gets a little more "leverage," as it is called.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two » by Prince Sarath Ghosh
  • But he found this impossible to accomplish; he could secure no leverage on the instrument.
  • Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins
  • All the power and leverage he could bring to bear was useless.
  • Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The door was of flimsy pine, and it gave quickly to the poker's leverage.
  • Extract from : « The Candidate » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler
  • Thick soles interfere with the leverage action of the big toe.
  • Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce
  • It was the Irish-Americans who got the leverage for freeing Ireland.
  • Extract from : « The Old World in the New » by Edward Alsworth Ross
  • With the leverage thus obtained, he shoved the boat faster than before.
  • Extract from : « Wyoming » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • "My automatic hasn't the leverage of your gun," he remarked to the Frenchman in explanation.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

Synonyms for leverage

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