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That means next year’s leasing volume for EVs is expected to dip but then rebound 230% in 2026, according to the report.—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Brightline, per Cooney, pays a leasing fee to the state of Florida.—Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Revenues from the leasing segment decreased to $3,312,000 from $3,946,000, driven by lower Gamma Knife volumes.—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 To help spur development, the city extended its downtown high-rise program, which waived construction taxes and some building fees, and created a two-year leasing incentive program to draw new tenants to downtown’s glut of empty office space.—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leasing
Word History
Etymology
Middle English lesing, from Old English lēasung, from lēasian to lie, from lēas false
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of leasing was
before the 12th century
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