The use of borrowed funds to purchase
property with the anticipation of a return on
the funds invested, such that the investor sees a
profit not only on his own investment, but also
on the borrowed funds.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
leverage (noun)
1.
the action of a or the mechanical advantage gained by it - lever
2.
- power effectiveness trying to gain more political leverage
3.
the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity
leverage (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to provide (as a corporation) or supplement (as money) with leverage , also to enhance as if by supplying with financial leverage
2.
to use for gain - exploit shamelessly leverage the system to their advantage Alexander Wolff
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
leverage (noun)
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
SYNONYMS:
authority, clout, credit, heft, in, juice, leverage, pull, sway, weight
RELATED WORDS:
counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty ( sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark
NEAR ANTONYMS:
helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness
leverage (verb)
to take unfair advantage of
SYNONYMS:
abuse, capitalize (on), cash in (on), impose (on upon), leverage, milk, pimp, play (on upon), use, work
RELATED WORDS:
jerk around, manipulate, mistreat; bleed, cheat, fleece, overcharge, skin, soak, stick; commercialize, commodify
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