Thesaurus results for LEASED

leased

verb

past tense of lease

as in rented

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 hired

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 leased Anaheim owns the stadium, which the team has leased through 2032. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Instead, access to that water is leased from the Ak-Chin Indian Community, which has deep legal protections on its water. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 The network included compromised IoT devices along with commercial proxy devices and leased virtual private servers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 According to Safe and Sound Security, Flock Safety products can be leased between $2,500 and $35,000 a year per product, with an installation fee of more than $250, depending on the product. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Another store also opened last November at the Brea Plaza, taking the spot once leased to a Carter’s baby clothing store. — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 Records show the house, completed in 2022 and situated on a hillside parcel close to half an acre, was made available for rent at least twice between August 2025 and March 2026 but was never leased. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 The other four would be leased at levels targeted to people making 60% of the median income. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Broadway producer Zev Buffman leased it for several years before buying it in 1966, only to sell it to actor Eddie Bracken four years later. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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The remaining unoccupied houses fall into other categories, such as properties that have been sold or rented but are not yet occupied, homes that are reserved for workers or units being held off the market.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The pair worked together off-and-on in Chicago and New York, but eventually returned to the city and rented out the old space of a family-favorite diner in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

— Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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