Leverage vs. Power

Difference Between Leverage and Power
Leveragenoun
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood.Powernoun
(social) Ability to coerce, influence or control.
Leveragenoun
By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation.Powernoun
(countable) Ability to affect or influence.
Leveragenoun
(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.
Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have to pay your debts.Powernoun
Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
Leveragenoun
(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility.
Their variable-cost-reducing investments have dramatically increased their leverage.Powernoun
(metonymy) (chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
Leverageverb
To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
They plan to leverage the publicity into a good distribution agreement.They plan to leverage off the publicity to get a good distribution agreement.Powernoun
(metonymy) An influential nation, company, or other such body.
Leveragenoun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Powernoun
Effectiveness.
Leveragenoun
strategic advantage; power to act effectively;
relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leveragePowernoun
Physical force or strength.
He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium.Leveragenoun
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Powernoun
Electricity or a supply of electricity.
After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.Leverageverb
supplement with leverage;
leverage the money that is already availablePowernoun
A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.
Leverageverb
provide with leverage;
We need to leverage this companyPowernoun
The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
We need a microscope with higher power.Powernoun
Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
the mechanical powersPowernoun
(mathematics)
Powernoun
A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): , read as " to the power of " or the like, is called a power and denotes the product , where appears times in the product; is called the base and the exponent.
Powernoun
(set theory) Cardinality.
Powernoun
(statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
Powernoun
In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
Powerverb
(transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
This CD player is powered by batteries.Powerverb
(transitive) To hit or kick something forcefully.
Powerverb
To enable or provide the impetus for.
Poweradjective
Impressive.
Powernoun
possession of controlling influence;
the deterrent power of nuclear weaponsthe power of his love saved herhis powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facadePowernoun
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
Powernoun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
danger heightened his powers of discriminationPowernoun
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Powernoun
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power;
being in office already gives a candidate a great advantageduring his first year in officeduring his first year in powerthe power of the presidentPowernoun
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority;
the mysterious presence of an evil powermay the force be with youthe forces of evilPowernoun
physical strength
Powernoun
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
Powernoun
a very wealthy or powerful businessman;
an oil baronPowerverb
supply the force or power for the functioning of;
The gasoline powers the engines