Thesaurus results for LEASING

leasing

verb

Definition of leasing

present participle of lease

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 What’s holding Brandywine back is its struggles in leasing out its two development projects. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 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 Bailey’s order also placed an injunction prohibiting Attard from leasing the house and, because affordability covenants eventually expire, the judge demanded the clock reset to account for the three years Welcome to Realty had owned the house. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Lineage was leasing and operating the Boyle Heights warehouse that burned, which was owned by Chill Build LLC. — Josh Boswell, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Unlike those firms that are leasing compute capacity from neoclouds such as Iren , CoreWeave and Nebius , Amazon has total control. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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Organizers from the Chaney Braggs Apartments tenant union, Belden Tenants Association and One Northside all spoke in support of PRO, including their own personal issues with renting.

— Mikayla Price, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Prospective tenants are not allowed to tour the place before renting, and residents have long reported dicey roommate situations and ambiguous policies surrounding tenant rights and eviction.

— Diamy Wang August 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

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New institutions get their room to maneuver through carve-outs from rules that are meant to apply across all of government, such as hiring authorities that bypass the normal process or waivers from cumbersome procedural requirements.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
That includes hiring staff, acquiring technology resources and making an impact on individual lives.

— Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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