leverage
- The act of using borrowed funds to increase one's ability to speculate or invest
- Providing a company or supplementing financial resources with additional means to increase impact or achieve a specific goal
- The young business owner decided to leverage her assets to obtain a loan for company growth.
- To compete with larger firms, the start-up decided to leverage its innovative technology.
- The investor used leverage to boost his potential return on the stock market.
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