Thesaurus results for LEASES

leases 1 of 2

noun

plural of lease

as in properties

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leases

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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

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 Ben-Ari, who leases Zanzibar’s real estate, didn’t respond to requests for comment. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 16 June 2026

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Noun

Not every backyard can accommodate the 60-foot by 30-foot footprint these courts require, and his residential courts tend to be in communities where larger properties are the norm — like Hillsborough, Atherton, Woodside and Saratoga.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Several common herbs have mosquito-repelling properties due to their fragrant essential oils.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

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Verb

Regardless of what Mozeliak does over the next six months, and regardless of whom the team hires in his place or under him, there is really only one change – at the very top of the organization – that could make a lasting difference.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Christoph Waltz voices Max, the film director who hires the Minions to act in his films during the 1920s.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of hires

Noun

The lake abuts one of the largest remaining tracts of pine rockland at Larry and Penny Thompson Park.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Nominations are open for Arkansas census tracts to be nominated for Opportunity Zone status as a way to spur private investment in rural communities.

— Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026

Definition of tracts

Noun

But many forests overlay valuable minerals and parcels can be leased by private companies for the extraction of nonrenewable resources such as oil, gas and coal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
So Moyle’s mother appealed to the Ada County Board of Commissioners, where the Moyles prevailed on some parcels but were overruled on others.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

Definition of parcels

Noun

Now, public opposition to the SpaceXAI sites, known as Colossus and Colossus II, is providing a blueprint for other communities across the country opposed to AI developments.

— Lora Kolodny,Jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026
At the same time, Russian officials know China has significantly more resources to pour into expensive rocket and satellite developments, with expertise in chips and electronics.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 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

Properties listed range from pastures for rent to a few dozen acres of unplanted land for sale to larger plots with orchards for sale.

— Lizzie Kane July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
The facilities typically require vast plots of land, energy to power the chips and servers inside, and water to cool high-tech equipment.

— Lora Kolodny,Jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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