Thesaurus results for LEASING

leasing

verb

Definition of leasing

present participle of lease

as in renting

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected

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as in hiring

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead

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Recent Examples of leasing In Miami-Dade, KIPP has already taken over the old Poinciana Park Elementary school building, which the district is leasing to them for one dollar. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 In San Francisco, AI companies made up 58% of all leasing in the first half of this year and have accounted for 30% of leasing activity, totaling about 10 million square feet, since 2023, according to CBRE. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 These include data centers, advanced manufacturing plants, EV fleet operators, critical transportation infrastructure such as airports or seaports, and commercial real estate developers who are leasing large industrial properties, said Ramamurthy. — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Boise is leasing out the land to Northwest at a discount for the developer to build, rent and manage the homes, said Melinda McGoldrick, senior manager of Boise’s Housing and Community Development Division. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026 In addition to that, the city makes $1 off of leasing the entire baseball stadium and 152 acres of parking surface. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 And the railroad that’s leasing the bridge along with miles of track in Middletown said that upgrading the bridge would improve the chances of getting more industrial customers. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Sony Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are leasing the long-empty theater and plan to reopen it in 2028. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 Lineage was leasing and operating the Boyle Heights warehouse that burned, which was owned by Chill Build LLC. — Josh Boswell, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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If the result doesn’t feel achievable, adjust your date or explore other funding options, like loans, selling assets, lending or renting out assets, or investor funding.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The technology products and services arm brings in more revenue — around $251 million last year — by selling, leasing or renting Imax technology to theaters.

— Kamaron McNair Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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In May, the trade publication National Restaurant News reported that McDonald’s was embarking on a hiring binge this summer with a goal of 375,000 new workers nationwide.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
The chip company made a deal with the AI coding startup, making a $1 billion investment and also a $6 billion technology licensing agreement, while hiring more than 100 of Poolside’s employees.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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