Their variable-cost-reducing investments have dramatically increased their leverage.
Leverage is great until something goes wrong with your investments and you still have to pay your debts.
They plan to leverage off the publicity to get a good distribution agreement.
Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation.
A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood.
... It's very hard to get technological leverage there. ...
... and try to leverage the equipment that was developed ...