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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
Each class is led by a different land professional, as students learn everything from leasing mineral rights to defining land management.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
One group in particular, a non-profit called American Prairie, has made strides in that direction by purchasing large tracts of traditional ranch land in Montana and leasing BLM ground to graze bison.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
In addition to her nursing jobs and financial wellness brand, McElroy earns extra income from leasing out her Honda minivan on Turo for about $50 a day and renting a room in her home out to staff nurses for about $1,000 to $1,200 per month.
—Natalie Wu
valentina Duarte, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
But leasing in the building seems to be turning around; TJ Maxx will join several other new stores opening there, including an Old Navy, scheduled to open later this year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
One group in particular, a non-profit called American Prairie, has made strides in that direction by purchasing large tracts of traditional ranch land in Montana and leasing BLM ground to graze bison.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
In addition to her nursing jobs and financial wellness brand, McElroy earns extra income from leasing out her Honda minivan on Turo for about $50 a day and renting a room in her home out to staff nurses for about $1,000 to $1,200 per month.
—Natalie Wu
valentina Duarte, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
But leasing in the building seems to be turning around; TJ Maxx will join several other new stores opening there, including an Old Navy, scheduled to open later this year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leasing
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Tenants who had been renting condos are exiting the building, clearing the way for all of the units to be owned.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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While companies like Oura may have high and fixed costs, including paying engineers and renting server space, on the tech side, the cost to serve an additional customer may be low, Tomic said.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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The impact is expected to hit the bottom of the employment pyramid hardest, with research finding big drops in hiring among 22- to 25-year-olds in tech and customer service, The Economist reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Leasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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