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Residents’ eligibility to receive rental assistance is screened at the property-level annually, and many times, on an interim basis throughout the annual leasing cycle.—Jamie Kennedy, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025 Christina Jolley, the senior vice president of Blanca Commercial Real Estate — which focuses on office leasing and investment sales in South Florida — said that area of Boca Raton had been set aside for corporations and headquarters.—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025 Whether structured as capital gains (for sales) or ordinary income (for leasing), consult tax professionals familiar with digital asset transactions.—Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Some of those amenities include a fitness room, fourth-floor clubroom, co-working spaces, bike storage, a package room, a pet washing area and leasing office, according to a letter to Garden City.—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leasing
Word History
Etymology
Middle English lesing, from Old English lēasung, from lēasian to lie, from lēas false
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of leasing was
before the 12th century
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