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as in renting
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 hiring
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 leasing
Duffy raised concerns in March about crime at Union Station and said Amtrak, in leasing the station, had to provide a plan to reduce and prevent crime at the station.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The legislation also speeds up the review of coal lease applications and increases federal land leasing for coal.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
His plan is to begin leasing next month, and envisions rents in the range of $1,250 to $1,350 for studios and $1,450 to $1,650 for one-bedroom units.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Teirelbar said the goal was to force the company’s landlord to stop leasing to Palantir.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The legislation also speeds up the review of coal lease applications and increases federal land leasing for coal.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
His plan is to begin leasing next month, and envisions rents in the range of $1,250 to $1,350 for studios and $1,450 to $1,650 for one-bedroom units.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Teirelbar said the goal was to force the company’s landlord to stop leasing to Palantir.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leasing
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The evening of March 11, 1982, the woman who had plans to move answered a phone call from a man who was interested in renting the room and gave him a general description of where the home was located, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For Carpet and Upholstery Gone are the days of having to call a professional or renting a machine to remove ink or lipstick stains from your carpet.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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This season could establish whether the Detroit Lions should have prioritized keeping Engstrand to replace Ben Johnson instead of hiring John Morton and letting Engstrand follow Aaron Glenn to the Jets.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moving to a wage- or qualification-based system could dramatically alter hiring incentives.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Leasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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