leverage
/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण लीवरिज
प्रभाव, उत्तोलन
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[U]
the ability to influence what people do; the act of using a lever to open or lift something
प्रभाव, उत्तोलन
- India has diplomatic leverage.
- The union had little leverage in the negotiations.
- The company's size gave it great leverage in the talks with suppliers.
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- Teachers had little leverage over students who refused to attend class.
- The country used its economic leverage to get a better trade deal.
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[T] ~ sth
to get as much advantage or profit as possible from something that you have
लाभ उठाना
- to leverage technology for education
- Small firms can leverage social media to reach new customers.
- The start-up plans to leverage its large user base to attract investors.
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- We should leverage our local knowledge to help the new team settle in.
- Students can leverage free online lectures to prepare for the exam.
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lev·er·age
?Which word?
Keep the influence words together: leverage, clout (informal, power), sway, pull, bargaining power.
प्रभाव के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: leverage, clout (अनौपचारिक, शक्ति), sway, pull, bargaining power।
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General knowledge
Science: a lever is a simple machine with a fulcrum; first-class levers (scissors, see-saw) have the fulcrum in the middle, second-class (wheelbarrow, nutcracker) the load in the middle, third-class (tongs, forearm) the effort in the middle.
विज्ञान में lever (उत्तोलक) fulcrum (आलंब) वाली सरल मशीन है; प्रथम श्रेणी उत्तोलक (कैंची, see-saw) में आलंब बीच में, द्वितीय श्रेणी (wheelbarrow, nutcracker) में भार बीच में, तृतीय श्रेणी (चिमटा, अग्रबाहु) में प्रयास बीच में होता है।