Leverage
Pronunciation : Lev"er*age
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. Leverage of a couple (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two forces which act in parallel and opposite directions. -- Leverage of a force, the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913