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Hebelwirkung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • leverage noun Power or influence used to get an advantage or achieve a desired result.

Senses

Hebelwirkung is used for these senses in English:

  • leverage A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
  • leverage (finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
  • leverage (business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.

leverage — full definition

  1. noun Power or influence used to get an advantage or achieve a desired result.
  2. noun The use of borrowed money to increase the potential return of an investment.
  3. verb To use something to maximum advantage.

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