He wanted them to leverage up the company and buy back some stock.
leverage yourself up »Hedge funds routinely leverage themselves up to surprisingly high levels.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
leverage — The ability to control large dollar amounts of a commodity with a comparatively small amount of capital. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The control of a larger sum of money with a smaller amount. By accepting the liability to purchase or deliver … Financial and business terms
Leverage — The use of debt financing. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. leverage le‧ver‧age 1 [ˈliːvrɪdʒ ǁ ˈle , ˈliː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the influence that one person or organization has on another: • It uses its considerable economic… … Financial and business terms
leverage — le|ver|age1 [ˈli:vərıdʒ US ˈle , ˈli: ] n [U] 1.) influence that you can use to make people do what you want ▪ diplomatic leverage by the US 2.) the action, power, or use of a lever leverage 2 leverage2 v [T] AmE technical 1.) to make money… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leverage up — UK US leverage (sth) up Phrasal Verb with leverage({{}}/ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ US /ˈlevərɪdʒ/ verb [T] ► to increase the amount of money borrowed: »He wanted them to leverage up the company and buy back some stock. leverage yourself up »Hedge funds… … Financial and business terms
leverage — noun 1 force ADJECTIVE ▪ enough, sufficient ▪ good ▪ extra ▪ maximum VERB + LEVERAGE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
leveraging — leverage leverage 2 verb [transitive] FINANCE to use borrowed money to buy a particular company or investment: • Their capacity to leverage private capital in support of these projects has been variable. leveraging noun [uncountable] … Financial and business terms
obtain — verb ADVERB ▪ fraudulently, illegally, unlawfully (BrE, law) ▪ legally ▪ recently VERB + OBTAIN ▪ … Collocations dictionary
maximum — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute ▪ agreed, recommended ▪ Do not exceed the recommended maximum of twelve drops a day. ▪ legal, statutory … Collocations dictionary
sufficient — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as ▪ Do you really regard that explanation as sufficient? … Collocations dictionary
good — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ The results of the research should be used for the common good. VERB + GOOD ▪ do (sb) ▪ You can try talking to her, but I don t think it will do much good … Collocations dictionary
