lewar

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish hewar, from Czech hever, from German Heber. The word was reshaped under the influence of Medieval Latin levarius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.var/ Rhymes: -ɛvar Syllabification: le‧war === Noun === lewar m inan (diminutive lewarek, related adjective lewarowy) (mechanics) jack, lever, lifter (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) siphon (bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other) Synonym: syfon (finance) leverage (use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk) Synonym: dźwignia finansowa ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lewar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “lewar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)