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251 months ago

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251 months ago

Assimina Vavoula   wrote:

power to act effectively; To improve or enhance; the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity; The use of borrowed money to finance an investment

My comment:

Noun
1. The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever.

2. Strategic advantage; power to act effectively: "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage".

3. Investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses).

Verb
1. Supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available".

2. Provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company".

Synonyms within Context: Leverage
Context Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Influence Footing; purchase; (support); play, leverage, vantage ground.

Instrument Mechanical powers; lever, leverage; mechanical advantage; crow, crowbar; handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing; oar, paddle; pulley; wheel and axle; wheelwork, clockwork; wheels within wheels; pinion, crank, winch; cam; pedal; capstan; (lift); wheel; (rotation); inclined plane; wedge; screw; spring, mainspring; can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.
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leverage
Definition 1

The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. Companies that are highly leveraged may be at risk of bankruptcy if they are unable to make payments on their debt; they may also be unable to find new lenders in the future. Leverage is not always bad, however; it can increase the shareholders' return on their investment and often there are tax advantages associated with borrowing. also called financial leverage.

Definition 2

What the debt/equity ratio measures.

My references:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=leverage
http://www.4554.com/Glossary/LEVERAGE.html

251 months ago

Assimina Vavoula   wrote:

s'appuyer sur, renforcer, capitaliser, etc.

My comment:

Le sens normal est "effet de levier", s'appuyer sur une petite partie pour en soulever une plus grande. On fait surtout cela en finances, mais ici, je pense plutôt à bénéficier d'un effet de renforcement, qq chose dans le genre. Faudrait la phrase complète

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251 months ago

Professional linguist   wrote:

également : coefficient de solvabilité, coefficient d'endettement, ratio capital/dettes, ratio fonds propres/dettes, rapport dette à long terme-fonds propres, effet multiplicateur

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251 months ago

Assimina Vavoula   wrote:

tirer parti de/mettre à profit

My comment:

L'entreprise a tiré parti de sa capacité d'adaptation, par exemple

251 months ago

Assimina Vavoula   wrote:

influencer, augmenter

My comment:

In no case "exploit" .. by no means ..

251 months ago

Isabelle Derson   wrote:

exploitation, exploiter