leverage

Example Sentences

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Single-stock funds are widely considered to be value destroyers in the long run, in part because sharp, leveraged declines require significantly larger gains to recover from.

From The Wall Street Journal

BDC refers to business development companies, a type of investment fund that, using leverage, invests in private credit.

From MarketWatch

With citizens focused on practical needs—taming inflation, restoring services and creating jobs—Rodríguez may be able to leverage U.S. economic assistance to achieve something Maduro never secured: legitimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's still so much to learn about how the whole body adapts to changes in oxygen, and how we could leverage these mechanisms to treat a range of conditions."

From Science Daily

But those still finalizing deals may have more leverage now.

From Barron's