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This was an opportunity, and Revolving Spaces was born by digitizing that leasing operation, among other things.—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Warehouse space across the U.S. has risen to levels unseen in more than a decade as tariff pressures led businesses to stockpile inventory in their existing facilities, while pumping the breaks on any new leasing activity.—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 July 2025 The bill undoes the Biden administration’s increase in royalty rates for oil and gas leasing and rescinds mandatory royalty payments on methane produced on public lands by oil and gas companies.—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025 Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth, a youth boxing program created by Cincinnati's Buddy LaRosa family and leasing space in the OTR center since 2013, will relocate to the former Elmwood Place elementary school in coming months, Executive Director Christina LaRosa confirmed.—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 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
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The first known use of leasing was
before the 12th century
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