effet de leviercommon nounSyllable Decompositioneffet de levierEtymologyexpandfrom effect and lever.Definitions1. Multiplication of forces through the lever.physiqueexpand2. Use of debt rather than capital increase to finance a company's activities, in order to increase the internal profitability of equity capital.financeexpandLe recours systématique à l'effet de levier, c'est la création du capitalisme sans capital.Translationsenglish:leverage