leasing

present participle of lease
1
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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2
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 By leasing GPUs to OpenAI, rather than requiring them to buy the chips outright, Nvidia is sparing OpenAI from having to take an accounting charge for the high depreciation rates on the chips, which will ultimately help OpenAI’s bottom line. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025 The Information reported this week that Nvidia is discussing leasing its chips to OpenAI rather than selling them outright. ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 People love leasing in Beverly Hills because the police is second to none in the world. Alexandria Abramian, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025 Another way the city might tighten the budget is by putting money generated from leasing space on cell towers toward the deficit rather than toward what the money typically funds. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leasing
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  • Furthermore, renting has become more affordable than buying a home in Nashville.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The deal is an effort to complement CoreWeave's existing business of renting out Nvidia graphics processing units to companies that need infrastructure to operate models.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Leasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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