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leverage

[lev-er-ij, lee-ver-] / ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər- /


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Perpetual futures, also called “perps,” let small investors take risky bets with much more leverage than would typically be permitted in traditional products.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

So Xi's visit this week is likely to be less about friendship, more about leverage.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It is lowering the leverage borrowers can build, tightening loan-to-value ratios and seeking stricter documentation in cases where it isn’t sure which firms would be winners or losers in the AI future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His own work showed that mark-to-market leverage unwinds faster than it builds — and hits the weakest hands hardest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

He picked one out and they turned it over, using the roots for leverage, until they got it half floating in the water.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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