leverage : Idioms & Phrases
Leverage of a couple
(Mech.) , the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions.
Webster 1913
Leverage of a force
- the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn.
Webster 1913
leveraged buyout
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noun a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan
- a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids