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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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Recent Examples of leases
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
McCourt still owns 50% of the parking lot, and leases it out to Guggenheim.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Adler offers a $750 gift card if a tenant leases within 48 hours of touring the apartment.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Uncertain ownership An attorney representing CVS indicated the national pharmacy chain leases the site from a property owner, with whom CVS has had no recent contact.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
The city of Coral Gables owns the Biltmore and leases the hotel to longtime operator Seaway Corporation, a company founded by Gene Prescott and is now managed by his son Tom.
—Michelle Marchante
september 26, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The resort, which leases much of its land from the state, already offers boat rentals at The Waterfront at the campground under a separate agreement with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, The Star-News in McCall reported.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
The hospital leases the building from the college and that lease expires in two years.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Data-center leases from, say, Meta can then be repackaged into a financial instrument that people can buy and sell—a bond, in essence.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
McCourt still owns 50% of the parking lot, and leases it out to Guggenheim.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Adler offers a $750 gift card if a tenant leases within 48 hours of touring the apartment.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
When a customer leases an EV through the program, their payment reflects application of the tax credit and the finance company gets reimbursed.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Uncertain ownership An attorney representing CVS indicated the national pharmacy chain leases the site from a property owner, with whom CVS has had no recent contact.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
The city of Coral Gables owns the Biltmore and leases the hotel to longtime operator Seaway Corporation, a company founded by Gene Prescott and is now managed by his son Tom.
—Michelle Marchante
september 26, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The resort, which leases much of its land from the state, already offers boat rentals at The Waterfront at the campground under a separate agreement with the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, The Star-News in McCall reported.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
The hospital leases the building from the college and that lease expires in two years.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leases
Noun
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Instead of pursuing chances to pitch reboots of Hollywood’s most beloved properties, scraping the bottom of the barrel might afford you more opportunities to make films that truly feel your own.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Turmeric gets its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties from a natural compound, or polyphenol, called curcumin.—
Gillian Mohney,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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CoreWeave’s growth is tied directly to the AI boom, as the company rents out Nvidia graphics processing units and has won business from leading cloud infrastructure providers, including Google and Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The specific model used in the heist was sold to a customer in the Greater Paris area who rents it out, according to Böcker’s statement.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Senior, the managing partner of the law firm that hires Matty.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The name belonged to a London area with printing shops, booksellers and cheap lodgings where impoverished writers churned out pamphlets, satires, political tracts, sensational stories and hack journalism—whatever sold.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some markets operate on a Texas scale – huge industrial parks, massive logistics hubs and sprawling development tracts.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Domestic overnight parcels and letters are also carried by air cargo, but trucks can pick of some of the slack if needed so delays on those are less likely, said Ed Anderson, a professor of supply chain and operations management for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The dilapidated plant sits on two parcels totalling about 8 acres adjacent to the North Main Street bridge.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The creative industries are desperately wondering how to respond to these rapid technological developments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The charges against Clase and Ortiz are the latest bombshell developments in a federal crackdown on betting in professional sports.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The €25 million (about $27 million) glass-and-stone residence, part coastal hideaway, part statement about where the island’s luxury market is headed, sprawls across three levels on two hillside plots.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are also 10 plots in Montparnasse cemetery, home to writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Susan Sontag, as well as 10 more in Montmartre cemetery, where painter Edgar Degas, author Émile Zola and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky are all buried.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Leases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leases. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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