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.
Try using competitors’ prices for leverage in the negotiation.
They plan to leverage off the publicity to get a good distribution agreement.
A crowbar uses leverage to pry nails out of wood.
... and try to leverage the equipment that was developed ...
... It's very hard to get technological leverage there. ...