Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Archaic The act of lying.
- n. Archaic A lie; a falsehood.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of gathering; gleaning.
- n. An armful of hay or corn, such as is leased or gleaned.
- n. The act of letting or taking on lease.
- n. The telling of lies; lying; a lie; falsehood; lying report.
- n. An erroneous form of leashing (in weaving).
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Archaic The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
Etymologies
- From lease. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English lesing, from Old English lēasung, from lēasian, to lie, from lēas, untrue; see leu- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“For example, it is not a good idea to include one family on the beach of Maui LLC in leasing the same as a duplex on the wrong side of the city.”
“In the future, the fund will target real-estate assets that "are in need of capital infusions to cure short-term leasing challenges" because they are selling at relatively low prices, the business plan says.”
“Commercial lending and leasing is one area we are talking about.”
The Wall Street Journal: Hyundai Capital Aims to Expand GE Venture in Korea
“Jumping on the fuel-cell bandwagon with Honda, General Motors, and Toyota, Mercedes-Benz has announced it will begin leasing around 100 of its latest F-Cell fuel-cell vehicles in California starting this December.”
Consumer Reports: Mercedes-Benz to lease fuel-cell vehicles in California starting in December
“But for those without cash or the gumption to maintain their solar systems, leasing is a "pretty good deal," says Paula Mints, analyst at research firm Navigant Consulting.”
“George Fowler, general manager of Superior Buick-GMC in Dearborn, Mich., says leasing is loosening up, making it possible to offer some smaller SUVs for around $300 a month.”
The Huffington Post: Car Buyers Likelier To Find Deals Later This Year
“The tide-lands had been in litigation for years, and he took the bull by the horns -- buying out the private owners and at the same time leasing from the city fathers.”
“Jones Lang LaSalle reported a 38% increase in leasing revenue and a 127% rise in capital markets and hotels revenue in the Americas.”
“As a result, the increase in leasing volume didn't make up for space getting dumped on the market, primarily downtown where Goldman Sachs Group is relocating to new headquarters.”
The Wall Street Journal: Office Leasing Volume Rises, and So Do the Rents
“Not even interested in leasing it at zero down and zero percent for the first 12 months.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘leasing’.
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A Provincial Glossary, 1787
A list of provincial English words that appear in Francis Grose's A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions. London, MDCCLXXXVII. Printed for S. Hooper, N...
tharky, velling, cadma, whinnock, caingel, giglet, gill-houter, leasing, leech-way, dellfin, underwood, dilvered and 193 more...
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perhapsolutely's Words
polyradiculoneuro..., abulia, abubble, abscission, abaft, zareba, abatis, abigail, abiogenesis, ablate, ablaut, abo and 1705 more...
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hernesheir Old Gloucestershire term meaning "picking up the corn left by the reapers &c., called in some counties gleaning". May 2, 2011