Word
leasing
Phoneticsleas·ing, stress on the first syllable
/ˈɫisɪŋ/
Definitions
01renting an asset
B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun
n. the act of renting a car, equipment, or building for a specific period of time.
n. the process of granting or obtaining use of an asset under a lease agreement. Uncountable in its general sense; countable when referring to specific instances.
“The company decided that leasing a fleet of cars was cheaper than buying them.”
“The financial director argued that leasing the manufacturing equipment would preserve capital for the upcoming expansion into the European market.”
Antonyms
02a lie
C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · Literary
n. an old word for a lie or the act of telling lies.
n. a falsehood or the act of lying. This sense is restricted to historical or literary contexts.
“The old poem spoke of a man whose mouth was full of leasing and deceit.”
“The scholar noted that in the King James Bible, the term 'leasing' is employed to denote the spread of wicked falsehoods.”
Etymology
From Middle English lesing, leasung, from Old English lēasung (“leasing, lying, false witness, deceit, hypocrisy, artifice, lie, empty talk, frivolity, laxity”), from Proto-West Germanic lausungu, from Proto-Germanic lausungō, equivalent to lease (“to lie”) + -ing. Cognate with Scots lesing (“lying, falsehood”), German Lösung (“breaking away, release, liberation, solution”), Icelandic lausung (“lying, falsehood”).
From Middle English lesing, leesing, lesinge, equivalent to lease (“to tell lies”) + -ing.
From lease (“to rent out”) + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
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