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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
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Recent Examples of leased
The shopping center is 100% leased Ballard said.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Banking on China’s growth opportunity, Lululemon recently leased an entire office block at Xuhui District’s Westbund Central property, which serves as its store support center.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
Still a teenager, Broder leased snack bars on Santa Monica Beach.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
It was leased for him by his mother, one of the many eccentricities friends and former business associates described about the otherwise phantom-like man who was always on the cusp of a blockbuster that never quite materialized.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The project can't be taken off the township's tax rolls by being sold or leased to a nonprofit charitable or other tax-exempt entity.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The garden, located within the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, spans more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In total, the company had 291 aircraft, as well as 243 leased or operated by others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Her parents had leased the home, close to the main Sandringham House residence, which is surrounded by around 20,000 acres of land.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Banking on China’s growth opportunity, Lululemon recently leased an entire office block at Xuhui District’s Westbund Central property, which serves as its store support center.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
Still a teenager, Broder leased snack bars on Santa Monica Beach.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
It was leased for him by his mother, one of the many eccentricities friends and former business associates described about the otherwise phantom-like man who was always on the cusp of a blockbuster that never quite materialized.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The project can't be taken off the township's tax rolls by being sold or leased to a nonprofit charitable or other tax-exempt entity.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The garden, located within the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, spans more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In total, the company had 291 aircraft, as well as 243 leased or operated by others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Her parents had leased the home, close to the main Sandringham House residence, which is surrounded by around 20,000 acres of land.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leased
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Nearly empty save for a handful of people, the two-mile expanse of bone-white sand contained a single business, Itacarezinho Restaurante Lounge, made up of a grassy lawn peppered with shaded cabanas that can be rented for the day.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Properties couldn’t have been rented for more than 49 days during that summer period or for longer than 70 days in a year.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Reuters reported Thursday that Comcast had hired bankers from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to sort through a potential bid for some of WBD’s assets.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Leased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leased. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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