Advantage vs. Leverage
Advantagenoun
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
Advantagenoun
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
Advantagenoun
Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
Advantagenoun
(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Advantagenoun
(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
Advantagenoun
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
Advantageverb
(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
Advantageverb
(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
Advantagenoun
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
Advantagenoun
Superiority; mastery; - with of or over.
Advantagenoun
Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
Advantagenoun
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
Advantagenoun
The first point scored after deuce.
Advantageverb
To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.
Advantagenoun
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position;
Advantagenoun
first point scored after deuce
Advantagenoun
benefit resulting from some event or action;
Advantageverb
give an advantage to;
Leveragenoun
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
Leveragenoun
By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
Leveragenoun
(finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
Leveragenoun
(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility.
Leverageverb
To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
Leveragenoun
The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.
Leveragenoun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Leveragenoun
strategic advantage; power to act effectively;
Leveragenoun
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Leverageverb
supplement with leverage;
Leverageverb
provide with leverage;
