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leases

  • present tense form of lease (3rd person singular).

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Leases typically run for 20 to 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Leases also could be bought on behalf of companies such as oil drillers who want to offset damage to public land by restoring acreage elsewhere.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Leases can be a risky business, especially for someone low-income.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2023

Leases that don’t get sold at competitive auctions are put into a “noncompetitive” pool from which companies can rent land for a small administrative fee.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021

The Father sends up every Post Questions relating to Marriage-Articles, Leases, and Tenures, in the Neighbourhood; all which Questions he agrees with an Attorney to answer and take care of in the Lump.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph