leases

• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  of lease (3rd person singular).
  lease

  noun

  a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.

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leases

BMW usually leases official cars for use by top members of the state parliament, including the speaker.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“There are significant offshore resources in existing leases that might be curtailed by the legislation,” said Rock Zierman, chief executive of the California Independent Petroleum Assn., in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

BF Hicks, a local lawyer whose family has owned land in the county since the 1800s, says he watched neighbours sign 30-year leases with solar companies and bulldozers clear centuries-old oak trees near his property.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

And now that capacity is finding a new use, as Lumen leases capacity to hyperscalers for AI training.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

When an auction for Osage oil leases was held in Tulsa in 2012, three leases sold for less than $15,000 in total.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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