(n) a buyout using borrowed money; the target company's assets are usually security for the loan, Example:a leveraged buyout by upper management can be used to combat hostile takeover bids
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. [ 1913 Webster ]
Leverage of a couple (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions. -- Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn. [ 1913 Webster ]