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 Apartments are available for leasing now or in the near future on the Aladdin’s website. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026 If the owner refuses to stop short-term leasing the unit after facing fines, the association may file a declaratory lawsuit seeking a court order to cease violations of the governing documents. — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 The new owner continued leasing the land under the park to Great America, with the term ending in mid-2028 and an option to extend through mid-2033. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Netflix is the third-biggest tenant of Hudson Pacific properties, leasing the ICON, EPIC and CUE buildings at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026 Moonshot was interested in leasing capacity on clusters for inference, which refers to serving models to end users, in Europe, two of the sources said. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, hunting operations are leasing private land for their clients. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026 Much of its Super Intelligence revenue growth came from leasing out data center capacity to Anthropic and Google. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026 Mark Hackney, Hayes’ father, said the family is leasing and trying to sell the previous home in Prosper with some of their furniture still in it. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Rice reported renting a residence and listed $39,241 in nonexempt personal assets, according to the documents.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The district projects about $3,000 in cash and nearly $1,000 in expenses, including renting a post office box, maintaining its rudimentary website and buying supplies for outreach and education events, such as handouts and volunteer shirts.
    — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
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  • The fresh data arrived at a delicate moment for the central bank, where policymakers are weighing a rate increase that could help tackle inflation but risks a slowdown in hiring.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The new funding will go toward hiring and expanding into public works and sanitation.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

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

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