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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesleva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: leva
"Dobbiamo sfruttare questa leva strategica per vincere la concorrenza."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The mechanical advantage gained by using a lever; power or ability to act effectively.
"The crowbar gave the worker enough leverage to move the heavy rock."
- 1
To use something to maximum advantage, such as exploiting resources or financial borrowing to increase potential returns.
"The company plans to leverage its strong brand recognition to enter new global markets."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'leverage' originates from the French word 'levier', meaning 'to raise' or 'to lift', which itself comes from the Latin 'levare'. The word evolved in English during the late 19th century to encompass both physical and metaphorical uses of advantage or influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leverage" is said worldwide
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effet de levier
Transliteration: eh-fay duh luh-vyay
"L'entreprise utilise un effet de levier financier pour se développer."
Hebelwirkung
Transliteration: Hebelwirkung
"Das Unternehmen nutzt die Hebelwirkung seiner starken Marke."
leva
Transliteration: leva
"Dobbiamo sfruttare questa leva strategica per vincere la concorrenza."
apalancamiento
Transliteration: a-pa-lan-ka-mien-to
"El apalancamiento financiero permitió expandir las operaciones."
alavancagem
Transliteration: a-la-van-ka-gem
"A empresa buscou alavancagem no mercado internacional."
लाभ
Transliteration: laabh
Script: लाभ उठाने की क्षमता
"उन्होंने अपने संसाधनों का लाभ उठाया।"
杠杆
Transliteration: gàng gǎn
"我们需要利用现有资源来实现目标。"
지렛대 효과
Transliteration: jiretdae hyogwa
Script: 지렛대
"그들은 새로운 시장 진출을 위해 지렛대 전략을 사용했다."
レバレッジ
Transliteration: rebarejji
"企業はブランド力をレバレッジして成長している。"
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