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
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EagleRock profits from its Permian Basin surface acreage via leasing, royalty fees, and water services for drilling companies.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
He saw leasing part of his land to a solar company as a way to stay afloat and keep the land in the family.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
As Blackmon notes: “The apparent demise...of leasing prisoners seemed a harbinger of a new day. But the harsher reality of the South was that the new post-Civil War neoslavery was evolving—not disappearing.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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