FULCRUM


Meaning of FULCRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fʊlkrəm ]

If you say that someone or something is the fulcrum of an activity or situation, you mean that they have a very important effect on what happens. ( FORMAL )

The decision is the strategic fulcrum of the Budget.

= pivot

N-SING : oft N of n

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