The power or ability to influence people or situations. In a physical or financial sense, it is using a small amount of force, money, or resources to create a much larger effect.
From *lever* plus the noun-forming suffix *-age*, originally meaning the mechanical advantage gained by using a lever. It later expanded to abstract power and financial borrowing.
Leverage is the art of getting big results from small inputs—like using a crowbar instead of your bare hands. In finance and life, it can multiply your gains, but it also quietly multiplies your risks.
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