leased

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

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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 land for both projects is owned by the university and is being leased to the developers for 99 years. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The opening will be staged rather than fully leased on Day One, and Khoory expects the mix to evolve. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Tech, and specifically the more recent AI boom, has accounted for some of the splashiest leases in recent months — in July, Anthropic leased all 16 floors of 330 Hudson, in Hudson Square. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026 Zona Rosa is currently 67% leased and includes brands like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, Burlington and DSW. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Whalen told the Register that 20,000 square feet of the building would house the company's offices and the other 55,000 square feet would be leased as office space, with the potential for ground-level retail. — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026 Some owners had knowingly leased their vehicles for the scheme, according to Kuwait’s interior ministry. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Roundabout 100, most of them leased, flying more than double that number in flights each day to destinations across the globe. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 The public REITs own about 275 data centers in the United States — less than 10% of the owner/operated and leased data centers in the country, the group said. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leased
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  • The vibrant nonprofit amateur flat track league has rented space to play for more than 20 years and was seeking a permanent home.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Farmers will also be able to report information about land that is rented out via barter or for free.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market exchange Polymarket has hired a near three-decade Goldman Sachs veteran to help lead its push to attract Wall Street liquidity.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Shula was ultimately forced out in January 1996 and Johnson was hired one week later.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Leased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leased. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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