Leverage and Takeover

Leverage

Leverage noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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Takeover and leverage are semantically related In some cases you can use "Takeover" instead a noun "Leverage".

Nearby Words: lever, levered, leveraged, leveraging

Takeover noun - The unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority.

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Leverage and takeover are semantically related in offer to buy company topic. Sometimes you can use "Leverage" instead a noun "Takeover".

future	future leverage	future takeover
actual	actual leverage	actual takeover
entire	entire leverage	entire takeover
real	real leverage	real takeover
Other adjectives: massive, little, possible, further.

In another episode, he uses a pony (which may not actually ever have existed) as leverage to perform a hostile takeover of Jazmine's lemonade stand.

Source: Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Takeover: During the initial stages of Zim's conquest, she gets kidnapped by a group of hired thugs; subverted, though, since Zim himself hired the thugs to get Gaz away from the government officials who were going to use her as leverage, so she was never in any danger.

Source: Fanfic / My Hostage Not Yours

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