Thesaurus results for LEASED

leased

verb

past tense of lease

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 This iconic resort, located 16 miles north of Kailua-Kona at the site of an ancient fishing village leased from the Kamehameha Schools, first opened in the 1960s and was shut down after a tsunami devastated much of the coast in 2011. —

Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Santa Clara County leased the land for the project to an Eden Housing affiliate, public real estate files show. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 With 30% already leased, residences range from one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and from 905 to 4,072 square feet. —

Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 The marina property, which includes a beach, boat slips, a bait shop, a crappie house and the bar, Tavern on the Lake, is owned by the city and leased to Randy Plyler, a Weatherford Realtor and businessman, under an operating agreement. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026 South Morro Hills 47 has been growing commercial hemp for about two years on a little less than 2 acres leased from a ranch owned by Dustin Campbell and his family since 1994. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 The small space at Vista Village shopping center has been leased by an entirely different business. —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026 The club's location on East Markham was leased in 1882 in what became known as the Porbeck & Bowman Building, which went on to house various businesses. —

Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026 The consecrated land is leased in perpetuity to the British Royal Navy, who participate in an annual ceremony to commemorate the lives lost. —

Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026

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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.

— Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The transient occupancy tax equals 8% of rent charged to customers and applies to hotels, motels, Airbnb and VRBO rentals, and other spaces rented out for stays of 30 days or less.

— Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026