Leverage vs Trading - What's the difference?
leverage | trading |
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
(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.
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(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility.
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(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to take full advantage (of something).
Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.
(obsolete, rare) Frequented by traders.
* Milton
(obsolete) venal; corrupt; jobbing
The carrying on of trade.
* Bible, Revelations
As nouns the difference between leverage and trading
is that leverage is a force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque while trading is the carrying on of trade.As verbs the difference between leverage and trading
is that leverage is to use; to exploit; to take full advantage (of something) while trading is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective trading is
carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.leverage
English
Noun
(en-noun)- A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood.
- Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation.
- Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have to pay your debts.
- Their variable-cost-reducing investments have dramatically increased their leverage .
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Synonyms
* (force compounded by a lever) mechanical advantage * (use of borrowed fund) financial leverage * (ability to earn high returns from high capacity utilization) operating leverageVerb
(leverag)Derived terms
* leveraged buyoutSynonyms
* (take full advantage of) exploit, usetrading
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a trading company
- they on the trading flood
- a trading politician
Noun
- But thy riches and thy tradings , thy merchandise, and they who trade thy traffic, shall fall into the heart of the seas