leasing is a present participle form of lease
of goods and services, to hold under a lease or rental agreement
social verb (politics, social activities, events, etc.)
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Middle English lesen, from Old English lesan ("to collect, pick, select,...
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to acquire the temporary use of (a thing) or the services of (a person) in exchange for payment | to employ (a person) for wages | [often followed by ... (27 of 613 words, 9 definitions, 11 usage examples, pronunciation)
payment for the temporary use of something ; payment for labor or personal services; "wages" | the act or an instance of hiring ; the state of being ... (27 of 173 words, 5 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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to engage the personal services of for a set sum ; to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum | to grant the personal services of or temporary use ... (30 of 309 words, 4 definitions, 11 usage examples)
[transitive] : [British] obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment | ("hire something out") grant the temporary use of something ... (22 of 190 words, 8 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment. | to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent. | "hire on": to ... (28 of 162 words, 10 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
the payment of money in order to use something, especially for a short ... | "for hire": available to be hired | available to be employed in a ... (26 of 144 words, 4 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
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[transitive, British] if you hire something, such as a car, room, or piece ... | [intransitive/transitive] to pay someone to work for you, especially ... (23 of 135 words, 3 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ | To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent | To grant the services of or the temporary ... (29 of 130 words, 9 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
the amount paid to get the services of a person or the use of a thing | a hiring or being hired | [informal] a person who is hired; employee | to get ... (30 of 97 words, 6 definitions, pronunciation)
Payment for the temporary use of something. | [obsolete] Reward, payment. | The state of being hired, or having a job; employment. | A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort. | [transitive] To obtain the services of in return for fixed... (40 of 95 words, 9 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciations)
([United States] "rent") to pay to use something for a short period | to employ someone or pay them to do a particular job (23 of 95 words, 2 definitions, 6 usage examples, pronunciations)
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when you arrange to use something by paying for it (10 of 41 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
may refer to: Employment | Rental | Payment for the use of a ship under a time charter | HIRE may refer to Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, a United States law enacted in 2010 (33 of 75 words, 4 definitions)
a document granting certain specified rights, powers, privileges, or functions from the sovereign power of a state to an individual, corporation, ... (21 of 246 words)
document granting certain rights, powers, or functions. It may be issued by the sovereign body of a state to a local governing body, university, or ... (25 of 109 words)
to employ somebody to work for you, or pay somebody to do a job for you | to rent something from somebody for a period of time | the activity of ... (29 of 115 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Middle English lesen, from Old English lesan ("to collect, pick, select, gather"), from Proto-Germanic ... | Middle English leas, lees, les, from Old English lēas ("false, void, loose"), from Proto-Germanic ... (29 of 238 etymology words)
First use: late 15th century
Origin: Anglo-French les (late 13th century), from lesser "to let, let go", from Old French laissier "to let, leave", from Latin ... (23 of 46 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English les, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to lease, variant of Old French laissier, to let go, from Latin ... (19 of 30 etymology words)
First use: 15th century
Origin: via Anglo-French from Old French lais (n), from laissier to let go, from Latin laxāre to loosen | Old English lǣs; perhaps ... (23 of 29 etymology words)
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier "let, leave", from Latin laxare "make loose", from laxus "loose, lax"
Origin: Middle English leas from Anglo-French les from Old French lais from laissier: see "leash" | Anglo-French lesser from Old French laissier
First use: 14th century
Origin: Middle English les, from Anglo-French, from lesser
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First use: about 1570
Origin: Anglo-French lesser, laisser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack
First use: 14th century
Origin: Anglo-Norman les from lesser "to lease", variant of Old French laissier
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