A fancy way of saying, “Re-use that old SQL query, but make it look fresh.”
To use something to maximum advantage. A smart-sounding way to say, "We’re going to use this thing we already have." Usually means duct-taping an old solution onto a new problem and calling it innovation. If someone says they’re "leveraging AI," it probably means they just slapped ChatGPT onto a spreadsheet.
"Can we leverage last year’s deck? No one remembers it anyway."