leasing
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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
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SpaceX earlier this year acquired Musk's AI start-up xAI, recently renamed SpaceXAI, external and best known for the controversial chatbot Grok, and also started leasing data centre capacity to other tech companies.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Finance and insurance were up in April, more than countering a contraction in March, while real estate, and rental and leasing activity grew for a third consecutive month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
He merged his xAI artificial intelligence company into SpaceX this year, with the combined entity recently announcing it was leasing computer power to rivals Anthropic and Google at two terrestrial data centers it has constructed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
It recently began leasing a data center from Elon Musk's xAI -- part of SpaceX -- for $1.25 billion per month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
He boosted cash income for the syndicate by leasing tow signs to Pet Milk, Gaines Dog Food, and Noxzema.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
I care no more for such a gillflirt," said the Jester, "than I do for thy leasings.
From Waverley by Scott, Walter, Sir
He hates fowle leasings, and vile flatterie, Two filthie blots in noble gentrie; And lothefull idlenes he doth detest, The canker worme of everie gentle brest.
From Spenser by Church, R. W. (Richard William)
For to what purpose should an Historiographer make leasings, if history be a report of plaine trueth?
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
This anecdote led to a long discussion of All those idle thoughts and fantasies, Devices, dreams, opinions unsound, Shows, visions, soothsays, and prophecies, And all that feigned is, as leasings, tales, and lies.
From Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since by Scott, Walter, Sir
"Sir Knight," saith Messire Gawain, "Needs must the King miscarry that setteth aside the counsel of his good knights for the leasings of a traitor."
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian
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