Definition
Using something to maximum advantage, or in finance, using borrowed capital to increase potential returns on investment.
Etymology
From the noun 'leverage,' which comes from 'lever' (from Old French 'levier,' from Latin 'levare' meaning 'to raise'). The metaphorical use developed from the physical principle of levers multiplying force, extending to mean using any resource to amplify results or gain advantage.
Kelly Says
Leveraging perfectly captures how language evolves from physical to abstract concepts - the ancient principle of using a lever to lift heavy objects became a metaphor for amplifying any kind of effort or resource. In business speak, it's become almost ubiquitous, showing how physical laws can become linguistic tools for describing strategic thinking.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥቅም ላይ 置ける
tiq-im la-i-z-i-ke-ru
ARالعربية
استغلال
is-taghlal
BNবাংলা
উপযুক্ত করা
u-po-juk-to-kora
CACatalà
aprofitar
a-pro-fi-tar
CSČeština
využití
vy-u-zhi-ti
DADansk
udnytte
u-dnyt-te
ELΕλληνικά
εξυπηρέτηση
eks-y-pe-ri-te-ee
ESEspañol
apalancamiento
apa-lan-kamien-toh
FAفارسی
استفاده
is-te-ma-le
FISuomi
käyttökohteita
käyt-tö-koh-tei-ta
FRFrançais
mise à profit
mee ah pro-fit
HUMagyar
kihasználás
ki-hasz-na-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
memanfaatkan
me-man-fa-ta-kan
ITItaliano
sfruttare
sfru-ta-reh
KKKK
пайдалану
pa-y-da-la-nu
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
bra-pra-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
memanfaatkan
me-man-fa-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အသုံးပြုခြင်း
a-thuso-py-chin
NLNederlands
benutten
be-nüt-ten
NONorsk
utnytte
u-tnytt-e
PLPolski
korzystanie
kor-zy-stah-nie
PTPortuguês
exploração
ek-splo-ra-sow
RORomână
exploat
ek-splo-at
RUРусский
использование
ispolzovanie
SVSvenska
utnyttja
u-tnytt-ja
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
பயன்படுத்துதல்
pa-yan-pa-dhu-th-thal
TEతెలుగు
నిర్వహించుట
nir-va-hin-chu-tu
THไทย
การใช้ประโยชน์
gaan chai pra-yo-pen
TLTL
pagkakabisa
pa-ka-ka-bi-sa
TRTürkçe
faydalanma
fay-da-lan-ma
UKУкраїнська
використання
vy-ko-ry-st-o-van-nya
URاردو
استعمال
is-ta-amal
VITiếng Việt
sử dụng
su-dung
ZUZU
ukusetsha
u-ku-se-tsha