Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
The debt-to-equity ratio.
The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.
To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.