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leverage

[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] / ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- /


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More complex structured instruments as well as increased leverage in the private markets that are now available mean that the real-world footprint of many assets are many times their notional value.

From The Wall Street Journal

So why has Germany, the pre-eminent economic power in Europe, decided it needs to leverage its relatively conservative balance sheet?

From MarketWatch

Despite a recent softening of the tech job market, companies have leveraged the jobs crunch to enforce a return to the office.

From Barron's

Instead, he embraced it, leveraging it through the years to awe viewers with that friendly face before playing with their expectations.

From Salon

Yale trimmed its portfolio of leveraged buyouts for the first time in a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal