financial leverage
Definition
The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. Companies that are highly leveraged may be at risk of bankruptcy if they are unable to make payments on their debt; they may also be unable to find new lenders in the future. Financial leverage is not always bad, however; it can increase the shareholders' return on investment and often there are tax advantages associated with borrowing. also called leverage.
Use financial leverage in a sentence
“ The financial leverage of the firm is maxed out so we are unable to take on any additional debt at this point and we have high interest payments. ”
“ I thought that we would get some financial leverage, but all it did was create more chaos in our workplace. ”
“ You should always hope that have the financial leverage in the deal so you do not have to bend to the other party. ”
