How to pronounce “leverage”
Say “leverage” in 3 beats
leverage
/ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /liːvəɹɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lɛlɛstress
- vɚvɚ
- ɪdʒɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /liːvəɹɪdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈlɛvɹədʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈlivɚɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- LE-vuh-ij
- Syllables
- 3 — LƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ. “lɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/
/liːvəɹɪdʒ/
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What “leverage” means
- noun
the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
- noun
strategic advantage; power to act effectively
“relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage”
- noun
investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Say it in a sentence
“They used the delay as leverage in the final negotiation.”“leverage”, answered
How do you pronounce “leverage”?
“leverage” is pronounced /ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/ (LE-vuh-ij) in American English and /liːvəɹɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈlɛvɹədʒ/ and /ˈlivɚɪdʒ/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “lɛ”. Build it as LƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “leverage” have?
3: lɛ · vɚ · ɪdʒ. The beat lands on the first, “lɛ”.
Is “leverage” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlɛvɚɪdʒ/ (LE-vuh-ij); British English says /liːvəɹɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “leverage” mean?
As a noun: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever For example: “They used the delay as leverage in the final negotiation.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “leverage”?
Stress the first syllable: LƐ-vɚ-ɪdʒ. “lɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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