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Grammar : Verb
Spell : lee-zing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈli zɪŋ



Definition of leasing

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to take a lease," from Anglo-French lesser, Old French laissier "to let, leave" (see lease (n.). Related: Leased; leasing. Lessor, lessee in contract language preserves the Anglo-French form.
  • verb rent object, residence
Example sentences :
  • In 1900 the man paid $94.61 towards his land but has since been leasing.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • The leasing of the property was frequently the cause of controversy and annoyance.
  • Extract from : « McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 » by Cyrus Macmillan
  • The leasing system cannot well be applied to agricultural lands.
  • Extract from : « Distributive Justice » by John A. (John Augustine) Ryan
  • After leasing the vineyard, he went away to another country.
  • Extract from : « Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old » by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
  • In 1707 he was one of a committee for leasing the Long Island ferry.
  • Extract from : « Old Taverns of New York » by William Harrison Bayles
  • There had been inquiries about leasing some property at Allegheny.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg » by Amanda M. Douglas
  • Which would they had heard, who yet love vanity and seek after leasing!
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of Saint Augustine » by Saint Augustine
  • We are all republicans, and leasing farms is anti-republican.
  • Extract from : « The Chainbearer » by J. Fenimore Cooper
  • He was leasing it from his older brother, the third Richard Lee.
  • Extract from : « The Stronghold » by Miriam Haynie
  • I only wanted to ask you not to worry about that leasing business.
  • Extract from : « Her Prairie Knight » by B.M. Sinclair, AKA B. M. Bower

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