Synonyms of leasing

leasing

verb

present participle of lease

1

as in renting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renting
• hiring
• letting
• subleasing
• chartering
• subletting
• lodging
• engaging
• rack-renting

2

as in hiring

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

• renting
• hiring
• chartering
• engaging
• subleasing
• subletting
• checking out
• arranging (for)
• contracting (for)
• booking
• ordering
• reserving
• signing up (for)
• bespeaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leasing

For comparison, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy vehicles — the only rockets that have flown out of Pad 39A since SpaceX started leasing it from NASA in 2014 — are both about 230 feet (70 m) tall. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Although restaurant management did not respond to a request from The Sacramento Bee for comment, Kelly Rule, senior vice president of leasing for Pappas Investments told The Bee the restaurant chose not to renew its lease. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Tradepoint Atlantic took over the former Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point in 2014 and has redeveloped much of the property, including leasing warehouse space to companies such as Under Armour and Amazon. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, in the rental market, the blockbuster RealPage lawsuit alleged that the company’s leasing software pooled landlords’ data and spit out rent recommendations that helped landlords raise rents in lockstep. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Fear not, as the country has finally introduced a rulebook for leasing grumpy, humpy dromedaries. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The Democratic Obama and Biden administrations banned leasing on roughly half the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which is home to wildlife such as caribou and polar bears and provides habitat for millions of migrating birds. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

In exchange for leasing out part of their unlimited bandwidth to others, many get free movie and TV show streaming. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

The technology products and services arm brings in more revenue — around $251 million last year — by selling, leasing or renting Imax technology to theaters. — Kamaron McNair Lee, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026