investment vs leverage

investment and leverage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
investment	Yes	No	No	No
leverage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, leverage is a hyponym of investment; that is, leverage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than investment:

investment: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
leverage: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

Other hyponyms of investment include arbitrage, foreign direct investment, leveraging, long-term investment.

investment (noun)	leverage (noun)
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit	investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
the act of putting on robes or vestments	strategic advantage; power to act effectively
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank	the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
money that is invested with an expectation of profit

investment (verb)	leverage (verb)
	provide with leverage
	supplement with leverage