Synonyms of leased

leased

verb

past tense of lease

1

as in rented

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment

the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rented
• subleased
• hired
• let
• chartered
• sublet
• engaged
• lodged
• rack-rented

2

as in hired

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum

I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rented
• hired
• chartered
• engaged
• subleased
• sublet
• arranged (for)
• checked out
• reserved
• contracted (for)
• ordered
• booked
• signed up (for)
• bespoke

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leased

Like Airpark Plaza, the shopping plaza was fully leased when Publix acquired it. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Blacks in the South were routinely imprisoned on petty or trumped-up charges, then leased out to landowners, mining companies, railroads and factories as unpaid labor. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Paramount is taking over the Bay Theater, the long-shuttered cinema at Palisades Village formerly leased by Netflix, adding to a wave of revivals of dormant movie theaters across Los Angeles. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

The Bay Theater was previously leased by Netflix, which took it over in 2021. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Visa recently leased 300,000 square feet of office space, Barclays just bought its headquarters for £750 million, and Citi is investing more than $1 billion in its European HQ. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Built in the early 1910s near Commonwealth Avenue, the property’s rear portion will be leased by Scout Motors and renovated in partnership with a developer for vehicle engineering, research, and development. — Chase Jordan october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

The chain’s restaurants were leased back to it under a 25-year master lease, which included 2% annual escalators, extending until the early 2040s, according to the initial deal terms. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

In the credits' most recent form, people who bought or leased a new electric vehicle could earn a federal tax credit worth up to $7,500, which could be stacked on top of state incentives. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026