leverage

noun [U]

/ˈlev·ər·ɪdʒ, ˈli·vər-/

Definition

› the power to influence results: financial/political leverage The US has very little leverage in that part of the world.

(Definition of leverage noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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