Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of lying.
- noun A lie; a falsehood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of gathering; gleaning.
- noun An armful of hay or corn, such as is leased or gleaned.
- noun The act of letting or taking on lease.
- noun The telling of lies; lying; a lie; falsehood; lying report.
- noun An erroneous form of
leashing (in weaving).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Archaic The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
- noun (Scots Law) the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family.
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- noun archaic A
lie ; the act oflying ,falsehood . - verb Present participle of
lease .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Jones Lang LaSalle reported a 38% increase in leasing revenue and a 127% rise in capital markets and hotels revenue in the Americas.
CBRE, Jones Lang See Revenue Rise Anton Troianovski 2010
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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.
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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.
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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.
Chapter XVI 2010
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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.
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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.
Mercedes-Benz to lease fuel-cell vehicles in California starting in December 2010
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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.
Buyers Wary of Building Bubble Craig Karmin 2011
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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.
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Commercial lending and leasing is one area we are talking about.
Hyundai Capital Aims to Expand GE Venture in Korea Paul Glader 2010
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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.
hernesheir commented on the word leasing
Old Gloucestershire term meaning "picking up the corn left by the reapers &c., called in some counties gleaning".
May 2, 2011