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to leverage

to leverage

114 5.4
To use resources such as money or influence to gain an advantage
  • verb
  • /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ/
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  • She decided to leverage her expertise in marketing to launch her own consulting firm.
  • leverage resources
  • leverage existing resources
  • leverage knowledge

And on some level, that's a motor that I can leverage to advance myself.

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Examples

  • Reassess these expectations along the way as new information becomes available and leverage factors shift.

    Academic text (1996)

  • So we want technology to be something we leverage to make our lives better.

  • I am going to leverage my scale over here.

  • What one thing can I get known for that can leverage multiple brands?

  • And on the other hand, you can leverage search and planning very heavily.

    Lex Fridman

  • Knowledge management is a new strategy used in the private sector to leverage intellectual capital in learning organizations.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Engineers have already begun to design products to leverage those advantages.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In addition, colleges of abundance are those able to fully leverage available institutional resources.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Social capital built by librarians should be leveraged to engage our students and our communities in learning.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Now she wrestled with Doug's theory, leveraging her knowledge of the helmet.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

to use
vsto leverage
∞ 6.3

To treat someone only as a way to get what you want

is more neutral and not necessarily about unfair or unethical action
to take advantage
vsto leverage
549 4.6

To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself

means using resources for gain without the negative unfair implication
to take advantage of
vsto leverage
465 2.5

Use someone's trust or weakness to get something unfairly

is the general idea of using what you have without focusing on harm
to exploit
vsto leverage
95 4.1

To use resources or chances well to get a good result

is wider, applying any asset or influence to gain advantage
to exercise
vsto leverage
  • Formal
89 3.8

Use a right or power to get a result

applies what you have broadly to gain advantage not only rights
to capitalize
vsto leverage
76 4.9

To use a situation to get an advantage

means using assets broadly, not only seizing moments quickly
to exert
vsto leverage
58 4.3

Use power or influence to make something happen

can mean any resource use, not only applying influence or authority
to parlay
vsto leverage
14 7.2

To use something you have to get more success

focuses on gaining advantage rather than growing initial value

How Advantageous

to exploit
214 5.6
to leverage
114 5.4
to utilize
  • Formal
224 4.9
to use
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

leverage infinitive
leveraged past
leveraged past participle
leveraging present participle
leverages third person singular

Morphology

leverage = leverage (semi-transparent) = lever + age

This verb is a conversion from the noun 'leverage', but the 'use strategically' meaning is a figurative extension and not fully predictable from form alone.

Etymology

Leverage as a verb comes from the idea of a lever — a tool that lets a small push have a big result. So to 'leverage' your skills or contacts is to use them to get a larger advantage or reach a goal.