leasing

Definition of leasingnext
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 In exchange for leasing out part of their unlimited bandwidth to others, many get free movie and TV show streaming. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 The technology products and services arm brings in more revenue — around $251 million last year — by selling, leasing or renting Imax technology to theaters. Kamaron McNair Lee, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 In Miami-Dade, KIPP has already taken over the old Poinciana Park Elementary school building, which the district is leasing to them for one dollar. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 These include data centers, advanced manufacturing plants, EV fleet operators, critical transportation infrastructure such as airports or seaports, and commercial real estate developers who are leasing large industrial properties, said Ramamurthy. Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Boise is leasing out the land to Northwest at a discount for the developer to build, rent and manage the homes, said Melinda McGoldrick, senior manager of Boise’s Housing and Community Development Division. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026 In addition to that, the city makes $1 off of leasing the entire baseball stadium and 152 acres of parking surface. Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 And the railroad that’s leasing the bridge along with miles of track in Middletown said that upgrading the bridge would improve the chances of getting more industrial customers. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Sony Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are leasing the long-empty theater and plan to reopen it in 2028. Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leasing
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  • An industrial tenant with specialized equipment has vastly different operational needs than a family renting an apartment.
    David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And at $200 a month, renting the lot on the river was affordable on his wages as a Waffle House cook.
    Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Restaurants and bars led hiring with 59,000 new jobs, and local government education added 42,000, largely reversing a dip the month before.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Leasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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