See Also: myzostomid(dictionary)

leverage (iou) and myzostomid (iou)


leverage (iou)



leverage noun & verb. E18.
[from LEVER noun + -AGE.]
A. noun.
The action of levering; the way of applying a lever. Also, a system of levers. E18.
The power of a lever; the mechanical advantage gained by the use of a lever. M19.
b. fig. Advantage for accomplishing a purpose; increased power of action. M19.
Commerce.
a. The proportion of a company's total capital to ordinary shares; the effect of this on share prices. M20.
b. The earning potential created by the ratio of capital to shares; the use of borrowed capital to enhance this. M20.
b. verb.
verb trans. = LEVER verb 2. M20.
verb trans. Use borrowed capital for. Chiefly as leveraged ppl adjective. M20.
leveraged buyout the buyout of a company (by its Management) using borrowed capital.
verb intrans. Use borrowed capital for investment, expecting profits made to be greater than the interest payable. M20.

myzostomid (iou)



myzostomid noun. E20.
[from mod. Latin Myzostomida, from Myzostomum (see below), from Greek muzein suck + stoma mouth: see -ID3.]
Zoology. Any of various small polychaete worms belonging to the genus Myzostoma and related genera, which have discoidal bodies with suckers and are ectoparasites of echinoderms, esp. crinoids.
Also 'myzostome noun (now rare or obsolete) L19.