: the sale of property with the understanding that the seller can lease it from the new owner
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Part of the agreement announced Tuesday includes a three-year leaseback at the site, allowing Blue Diamond's corporate headquarters to continue operating there through April 2030.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The sale-leaseback is one way that private equity investors generate returns from hospital investments, but the deals leave the hospitals on the hook for paying rent.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
The sale-leasebacks show that there is still value wrapped up in the business, however.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
The land sale came with a two-year leaseback agreement with the fuel-depot operators.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The sale-leaseback is one way that private equity investors generate returns from hospital investments, but the deals leave the hospitals on the hook for paying rent.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
The sale-leasebacks show that there is still value wrapped up in the business, however.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
The land sale came with a two-year leaseback agreement with the fuel-depot operators.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Leaseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaseback. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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leaseback
noun
lease·back
ˈlēs-ˌbak 
: the sale of property with the understanding that the seller can lease it back from the new owner
—often used in the phrase sale and leaseback
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