In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LEVERAGING
leverage, leveraging
(noun) investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
leveraging
present participle of leverage
Source: Wiktionary
LEVERAGE
Lev"er*age, n.
Definition: 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 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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