Thesaurus results for LEASES

leases 1 of 2

noun

plural of lease

as in properties

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leases

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lease

as in rents

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 hires

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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Noun

Three leases, $20 billion, one board member Last October, SpaceX’s S-1 shows, an xAI subsidiary called CTC signed an equipment lease agreement with Valor for AI infrastructure hardware—specifically, the GPUs needed to power xAI’s data centers. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026 Virtually all of its leases include annual rent escalators of 3% to 5%, and its annual lease expirations are spread pretty evenly, at about 11% to 15% annually. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 However, most of the large new retail leases citywide have been signed by health and fitness clubs, medical clinics, fast-food retailers, and educational facilities, according to the Post, making TJ Maxx’s new lease something of an outlier. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

For example, Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, which in turn leases cloud services from the former. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 The city of Sacramento owns the airport and leases it to Sacramento County. — Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 The nonprofit then leases the land for the housing on top of it for 99 years. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026 Last month, the Interior Department paid TotalEnergies $1 billion to walk away from two offshore wind leases off the coast of New York and North Carolina, projects that would have powered nearly one million homes. — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026 Unable to grow rice, Shuvash now leases his land to a shrimp farm owner for a small yearly sum and works long hours in the shrimp ponds. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026 The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 22 June 2026 The church currently leases spaces at Providence Square Shopping Center at 709-A International Drive, about 9 miles northeast of the Morrison YMCA. — Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026 According to its website, the company primarily acquires, owns and manages single-tenant properties and leases them to businesses that focus on service and entertainment offerings. — Eric Adler june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

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Noun

Kibale Lodges shares the ethos of the group’s other four lodges, employing only Ugandans to run and manage properties, and fusing luxury with social and environmental impact, through Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Last school year, the district decided to shut down four elementary schools, one middle school and one alternative school, with plans to sell or lease the properties or convert them into district office space.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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Verb

Surrounded by strangers Lardon lives on the same floor where former board member Anna Jesic rents an Airbnb.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
If the company rents out excess AI infrastructure, the offering could arrive quicker because customers would supply their own software.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Definition of rents

Verb

So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The face of evil, Clemons hires him to command his army against the villagers, but Skelton is hard to control.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of hires

Noun

New research is drawing sharper links between dementia risk and where people live, from segregated census tracts to entire regions of the country.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
The administration also claims that encouraging logging and construction will help address wildfire risks, though research has suggested that wildfires may be four times more likely to start near roads than in roadless forest tracts.

— Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2026

Definition of tracts

Noun

According to Sun Meijun, director of the GAC, an average of 400,000 containers, 15 million tons of cargo, 22 million express parcels, and 2 million people pass through China’s port system daily.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Consultant Bill Rathjen, of McColly Real Estate, persuaded the RDC on Thursday to smoosh the parcels together into four new units, following natural boundaries.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of parcels

Noun

Spieler learned from Chapa how rigid parking garage geometry is, meaning garages end up dictating the shape of developments around them.

— Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The report favors a model where commercialization is more of a conversation, as technology developments allow new scientific work that in turn leads to new or enhanced opportunities for further commercialization.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026

Definition of developments

Noun

Construction could begin after the city signs off on annexation, plats and a new water well for the area, but the developer told council members homes are unlikely to be occupied until after ITD finishes its Karcher Road work, with full build‑out expected to take five to 10 years.

— Noah Daly May 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Rimmer’s company maintains the land is private, citing an October 2024 county letter, while residents point to plats showing public roadways dedicated to the county in the 1970s.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026

Definition of plats

Noun

This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
While Rhaenyra flails from one problem to the next, Ormund plots and schemes and uses his wits to undo his enemies.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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