Thesaurus results for LEASES

leases 1 of 2

noun

plural of lease

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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

Cloud service agreements totaled $29 billion, with data center leases not commenced of $25 billion, equity investments of $25 billion, and capital expenditures of $8 billion. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 According to a brief biography on the college website, Tracy Caruso is the owner and president of Delray Beach Executive Suites, which leases office space to businesses. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 What to know about trajectory The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 4-East (SLC-4E,) which SpaceX leases as a launch site for its Falcon 9 rocket at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Zum leases bus yards, buys buses and small student shuttle vans and connects them (via a tablet and GPS) to an app that allows parents and teachers alike to track the vehicles on their routes. — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Both will be operated by the market hall's management, a new move for 3rd Street Market Hall, which typically leases its vendor stalls to independent restaurant operators. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The government leases only 48,000 square feet and 29 parking spots in the 350,000-square-foot property, and the lease does not extend to the place where prosecutors say Morrow and Stanley encountered officers, the defense attorneys maintain. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 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

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Noun

Modern engineering applications usually demand a range of properties that a single material cannot provide.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
That’s especially true for properties with dependable access to regional power grids.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Equinix, by contrast, rents out space in its facilities to customers of all shapes and sizes that can run servers on a variety of compute platforms, from Nvidia to AMD.

— Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The state now rents those beds to ICE for $291 per detainee per day.

— Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rents

Verb

Lucie, having exhausted all other possibilities, and needing Darnay in order to find her father, hires a very reluctant Carton, who in a trick worthy of Perry Mason, gets him off when a witness cannot tell him and Darnay apart.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Ironically, that only clicks into focus when Lester hires a handsome indigenous boy named Jimmy (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) to be the woman of the house.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hires

Noun

Although Salmonella primarily originates in the intestinal tracts of people and animals, including insects and birds, the bacterium is commonly found in the environment.

— Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
The most recent development plans, unanimously approved by the Kansas City Council last week, will create 30 more lots and 3 tracts for a residential open space development.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of tracts

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Summer squash stuffed pasta at BoccaLupo House-made, delicate parcels of pasta are stuffed with tender summer squash, tasting nostalgically like a Southern squash casserole, all wrapped into a single bite.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Cargo shipments may include anything from general merchandise, like a company’s flower bouquet orders, to dry ice, perishable medicines, parcels, fish, fruit and other goods.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of parcels

Noun

The latest developments in the trial, including the defense's attempt to remove a juror.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
As City surveyed the market for forward options last week, several sources familiar with Alvarez’s situation indicated that his former side monitored developments to see whether a return would be possible, but did not receive any encouragement.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 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

Other rules, such as removing shoes and the 3-1-1 liquids policy, were implemented in response to later, separate terrorist plots.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Food plots are great, agricultural crops are good too, but during the right window in mid-fall, nothing draws in deer like acorns.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026

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