leasing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leasing
First recorded before 950; Middle English lesing, Old English lēasung, verbal noun of lēasian “to tell lies,” derivative of lēas “free from, without, false”; see -less, -ing 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
EagleRock doesn’t extract the oil and gas under its land, but it makes money from the companies that drill for it, by charging them leasing and royalty fees.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
In the months following the 2023 meeting, leasing and permitting for the U.S. mega projects continued, and in some areas construction got underway.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
“After that, I was ok leasing Colossus 1 to Anthropic, as SpaceXAI had already moved training to Colossus 2,” Musk added.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Katsina, the Nigerian state taking the devices, will make money from the iLamps by leasing out their processing power to AI companies.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Even as convict leasing faded away, strategic forms of exploitation and repression emerged anew.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
