leases 1 of 2

plural of lease

leases

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lease
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of leases
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
Developers pair 10-plus year wholesale anchor leases with higher-margin retail colocation. Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leases
Noun
  • The company operates approximately 8,000 hotels across more than 100 countries, with roughly 6,000 properties in North America.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In a video on Facebook, a motorist canvassed the streets of Indian Trail as fires consumed properties and cars on both sides of the road.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Boat rentals are available at both Village Motorsports (which also rents snowmobiles in the winter) and Lake Pleasant Marine.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For operators, marketers and investors, the answer determines whether a brand earns trust or simply rents attention for a season.
    Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Circumstances won’t let her escape so easily, though, when their landlord, Ron (Glynn Turman), hires Diarra to track down his missing armoire.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • Analyzing 120,000 graduates, researchers found that if a firm hires just one additional alum from a specific Ivy League sports team, the probability of another teammate joining rises by a remarkable 194%.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • According to a staff report, the development would also establish landscape tracts along College Boulevard for buffering.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • When finalizing the blend, Aden and his team considered a number of potential whiskey parcels, and accordingly different age statements.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Per the listing, two additional undeveloped parcels totaling 10 acres, with one overlooking the vineyards of the neighboring Lasseter Family Winery, offer room to expand.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • There will be interesting developments as newer models and agentic systems enter validation-heavy areas, but for now, CIOs should be careful.
    Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These systematic engineering developments reflect China’s strategy to expand its third-generation nuclear fleet, supporting baseline energy security while working toward a peak in carbon emissions by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2060.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • And the blend of big acting, ambitious sets, and poignant plots helped this show become something truly transcendent.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Characters must be coherent; plots must be tight and any gaps in the plot must be patched.
    Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Leases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leases. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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