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leas·ing L0091900 (lē′sĭng)n. Archaic 1. The act of lying.2. A lie; a falsehood. [Middle English lesing, from Old English lēasung, from lēasian, to lie, from lēas, untrue; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]leasing (ˈliːsɪŋ) n (Law) the process of giving or taking out a leaseTranslationsleasing
lease up1. To grant the use or occupation of an entire building or premises under the terms of a lease. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lease" and "up." An investment group bought the entire property, kicked out the previous tenants, and leased it up at much higher rates to foreign businesses. They managed to lease up the house after it had been on the market for less than a month.2. To be granted use or occupation under the terms of a lease. How long do you think it will take for the house to lease up in the current market conditions?See also: lease, uplease back1. To rent a property from the person or company to whom one sold it. The only way we could avoid losing our home was to sell it to the bank and then lease it back again.2. To rent a property to the person or company from whom one bought it. The government is offering to buy up properties from people with vastly inflated mortgages and lease them back to them for much lower monthly amounts.See also: back, leaselease (something) from (someone or something)To rent a property from some person, group, or company. We're actually leasing the space directly from the government, who gave us a great discount on our monthly payments. I'm leasing the office from my father-in-law while I get my business set up.See also: leaselease (something) to (someone or something)To rent a property to some person, group, or company. We actually lease the land to the oil companies while the dig for oil, and we get a percentage of the profit should they find anything. I'm leasing the office to my son-in-law while he gets his business set up.See also: leaselease something backto sell something, then rent it from the buyer. We sold the building to a real estate firm and then leased it back. There was some tax saving involved. We leased back the building.See also: back, leaselease upv.1. To fully lease some building: The housing agency leased up the new apartment building in record time. After the new building had been on the market for only one week, the real estate agent had leased it up. The retail spaces were leased up before construction even started.2. To become fully leased: The new office building leased up in less than a week.See also: lease, upEncyclopediaSeeleaseleasing
LeaseAn agreement between two parties whereby one party allows the other to use his/her property for a certain period of time in exchange for a periodic fee. The property covered in a lease is usually real estate or equipment such as an automobile or machinery. There are two main kinds of leases. A capital lease is long-term and ownership of the asset transfers to the lessee at the end of the lease. An operating lease, on the other hand, is short-term and the lessor retains all rights of ownership at all times.leasing the hiring out by one firm (the lessor) of an ASSET such as a factory building, piece of machinery or vehicle to another firm (the lessee) in return for the payment of an agreed rental. The lessor retains the ownership of the asset concerned and will repossess the asset on the expiry of the contract, or beforehand should the client require a replacement. A leasing arrangement can be useful to a client company in so far as it enables it to employ assets without having to tie up large amounts of capital for long periods of time. See LEASE, LEASEBACK, OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCING, FINANCE HOUSE.leasing the purchase of an ASSET (mostly buildings, machinery and vehicles) by a leasing company which retains the ownership of the assets and which then hires out the item for use by clients who pay an agreed RENT. Leasing is a useful source of INVESTMENT insofar as it enables individuals or companies to use assets without having to tie up large amounts of capital. See LEASE, OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCING. |