leverage

交渉力、影響力

自分に有利なものを使って、人や物事の成り行きに影響を与える力。

やさしい英語で： The power to influence people or events by using something that gives you an advantage.

• The union has considerable leverage.
• Her experience gave her leverage in the negotiations.
• They used the contract as leverage to demand better terms.

使い方： leverage over someone/something (The debt gave the bank leverage over the company.)

類義語： influence, bargaining power

よく使う表現： political leverage, bargaining leverage, leverage over someone, use leverage

レバレッジ

借りたお金で投資額を増やすこと。利益も損失も大きくなる可能性がある。

やさしい英語で： The use of borrowed money to increase the amount you can invest, with greater possible gains and losses.

• The fund uses leverage to invest.
• High leverage increased the company’s financial risk.
• They reduced leverage by paying back some loans.

類義語： gearing

よく使う表現： financial leverage, high leverage, increase leverage

てこの作用

棒をてことして使い、重い物を持ち上げたり動かしたりする力を増す作用。

やさしい英語で： The extra force you get by using a bar to lift or move something heavy.

• Use a longer bar for leverage.
• He gained leverage by moving his hand along the handle.
• The tool provides enough leverage to lift the stone.

類義語： mechanical advantage

よく使う表現： get leverage, use leverage, extra leverage, mechanical leverage

活用する、利用する

利益を得たり目的を達成したりするために、何かを効果的に使うこと。

やさしい英語で： To use something effectively to gain an advantage or achieve a result.

• We can leverage these contacts.
• They leveraged the publicity into a new business deal.
• She leveraged her language skills to find work abroad.

使い方： leverage something to do something (They leveraged their network to find investors.); leverage something into something (She leveraged her success into a publishing contract.)

類義語： use, exploit, make use of

よく使う表現： leverage something, leverage available resources, leverage existing knowledge

強化する、向上させる

すでに持っている強みを使い、物事をよりうまくいくようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something more successful by using an advantage you already have.

• We leveraged our reputation to attract customers.
• The team leveraged its strengths to improve results.
• Can we leverage this brand to increase sales?

使い方： leverage something to do something (We leveraged our experience to improve the service.)

類義語： enhance, boost

よく使う表現： leverage a reputation, leverage existing strengths, leverage a brand

レバレッジをかける

借りたお金や持っている資産を利用し、投資に使える資金を増やすこと。

やさしい英語で： To use borrowed money or existing assets to increase the amount available for investment.

• The firm leveraged its assets.
• They leveraged their capital to buy more shares.
• The business is heavily leveraged and owes several banks money.

使い方： leverage something to do something (They leveraged their assets to finance the purchase.)

よく使う表現： leverage assets, leverage capital, leverage an investment