leveraging and re-inventing

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Hi, I'm from Vietnam,Today I read on forum these sentencesWhy don't you use English textbooks to teach your math students? That's is the most effective way. You can go to Ebay and find some of math text books dirt cheap. Don't start re-inventing the wheel  when others already did. That's what we call "leveraging" in EnglishI understand the meaning of re-inventing the wheel, I searched "leveraging" in dictionary, but, I can't understand the meaning of "leveraging".Anyone can explains for me, please?Thanks for your helping

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Why don't you use English textbooks to teach your math students?
That's is the most effective way. You can go to Ebay and find some of
math text books dirt cheap. Don't start re-inventing the wheel when others already did. That's what we call "leveraging" in English

Look for 'lever' in your dictionary. Simply put, a lever allows you to get a large result from the appliction of a little force. The meaning here is that, if you simply use the textbooks someone else has written, you will get great results with your students without having to do a large amount of work yourself.

'Leveraging' is not a common term, except in finance and business.

Best wishes, Clive

Cuongnp · Answer

Hi, Clive,

That is my question.

with your answer and Archimedes "give me a lever and a place to stand i'll move the world" now I can understand. but, can you change "leveraging" with a new word with a best meaning?

thanks for your help

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Can't think of a single word. You could say something like 'taking advantage of work already done by other people', I suppose.

Clive

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