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  • verb Present participle of leverage.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

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Examples

  • Avoiding the word "leveraging," he said work is under way to scale up the fund's capacity without requiring each country to chip in more.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Avoiding the word "leveraging," he said work is under way to scale up the fund's capacity without requiring each country to chip in more.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Instead of just using e-mail and instant messaging, companies will begin leveraging social networking-like capabilities to collaborate with their colleagues.

    When Computers Stare Back Ed Sperling 2010

  • Instead of just using e-mail and instant messaging, companies will begin leveraging social networking-like capabilities to collaborate with their colleagues.

    When Computers Stare Back Ed Sperling 2010

  • The housing office, the resolution says, has “a unique focus on housing finance and housing policy and is a national leader in leveraging local dollars to yield housing for seniors, disabled people, the very poor, working poor, and people transitioning out of chronic homelessness.”

    In Recent Days There Have Been a Number of Assertions « PubliCola 2010

  • Finally, as the rare earths contretemps has made abundantly clear, we must acknowledge with great urgency that China is growing more confident in leveraging its economic power through its growing military might, in order to advance its broad strategic interests and regional expansion objectives.

    Leo Hindery, Jr.: China's Latest Power Plays -- More Unfair Trade, Now Grave Threats to Our Security Jr. Leo Hindery 2010

  • Instead of just using e-mail and instant messaging, companies will begin leveraging social networking-like capabilities to collaborate with their colleagues.

    When Computers Stare Back Ed Sperling 2010

  • Finally, as the rare earths contretemps has made abundantly clear, we must acknowledge with great urgency that China is growing more confident in leveraging its economic power through its growing military might, in order to advance its broad strategic interests and regional expansion objectives.

    Leo Hindery, Jr.: China's Latest Power Plays -- More Unfair Trade, Now Grave Threats to Our Security Jr. Leo Hindery 2010

  • They have led the way in leveraging the information they gather; information that is submitted for free from its users, of course.

    Email and Blog Marketing on No Budget 2007

  • "If Hollywood can succeed in leveraging new media channels toward that goal, ancillary revenue streams — whether through conventional or high-definition DVDs, download or streaming services — will fall into place."

    Hollywood Producers Start Thinking Small | Impact Lab 2007

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  • "We are leveraging our messaging leadership to ensure a commercially viable transition path to a high volume, robust and innovative IMS messaging architecture."

    - acision.com

    July 6, 2008