leasing

[lee-zing]

noun

Archaic.

1. lying; falsehood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leasing¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English lesing, Old English lēasung, verbal noun of lēasian “to tell lies,” derivative of lēas “free from, without, false”; -less, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

With leases, the $7,500 tax credit benefit flowed to the leasing company that effectively owned the cars.

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The firm expects companies like Sunrun, which operate using a model of third-party ownership—leasing out solar panels to homeowners—to snap up wallet share as the competitive landscape narrows.

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Founded in January, Fermi intends to build the largest data-center campus in the world on a parcel of land in the Texas Panhandle that it is leasing from Texas Tech University.

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Instead, chronic failures in a complicated system of referral, leasing and support services have left those housing authorities treading water.

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"There is no evidence that harm to national security has resulted from Chinese people owning or leasing residential properties in Texas," he said.

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