1
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of leased
Pacific Life has temporarily leased 25,000-square-feet of office space near Queensbridge until the project is complete, the company said.
—
Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Clippers’ new $2 billion arena, Intuit Dome, includes four courtside cabanas that cost $2 million per year and are all leased.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Only 17% of the non-EV vehicles sold were leased in September.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The other seven will be leased publicly.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Will Goodman, a principal at Strada Investment Group, which developed the luxury complex where Cluely leased its eight apartments, told The Times that half of the 501 units in the complex were leased within two months of its May opening.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
As the executive order signed in July also directed the Department of Interior to identify potential sites for data center and energy development, there is the possibility that public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be leased to private companies.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
The brokerage said the complex, completed in 1986, was fully leased at the time of the sale.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Clippers’ new $2 billion arena, Intuit Dome, includes four courtside cabanas that cost $2 million per year and are all leased.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Only 17% of the non-EV vehicles sold were leased in September.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The other seven will be leased publicly.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Will Goodman, a principal at Strada Investment Group, which developed the luxury complex where Cluely leased its eight apartments, told The Times that half of the 501 units in the complex were leased within two months of its May opening.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
As the executive order signed in July also directed the Department of Interior to identify potential sites for data center and energy development, there is the possibility that public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be leased to private companies.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
The brokerage said the complex, completed in 1986, was fully leased at the time of the sale.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leased
Verb
-
DePina rented a room in a sober-living house on one side of the tracks and was crossing to get to a group meeting on the other side.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
-
The photo is actually from when Drizzy rented out Dodger Stadium for an intimate dinner date with Johanna Leia in 2021.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
-
Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Leased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leased. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share