leveraging

6 synonyms for leveraging, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — Present participle of leverage: using something you already have to get the greatest possible benefit or advantage from it.

Synonyms

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

leverage

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

exploiting harnessing capitalising on making use of drawing on

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

Present participle of leverage: using something you already have to get the greatest possible benefit or advantage from it.

“The charity is leveraging its celebrity supporters to reach a younger audience.”

exploiting harnessing capitalising on making use of drawing on

2. noun

The practice of borrowing money to fund an investment, or of using an existing asset to gain further advantage.

“Aggressive leveraging left the company exposed when interest rates rose.”

leverage

How to use leveraging

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

leveraging technology leveraging our expertise leveraging relationships leveraging data highly leveraged

Very common in business and marketing writing; can sound like jargon in ordinary prose.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between leveraging and using?

"Using" simply means employing something. "Leveraging" implies that a small resource is being applied to produce a disproportionately large result, in the way a lever multiplies force. In everyday writing, "using" is often the clearer word.

Is leveraging a real word or business jargon?

It is a real, dictionary-recognised word, but it is heavily associated with corporate speech and is often criticised as jargon when it stands in for a plainer verb. It is unobjectionable in finance, where it has a precise technical meaning.

How do you pronounce leveraging?

Both LEE-ver-ij-ing and LEV-er-ij-ing are accepted. The short-e version is more common in British English, the long-e version in American English.

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