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lease

[lees] / lis /
VERB
rent object, residence
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The carrier initially agreed to pay the government $18 billion over the life of its contract, which runs to 2042, to lease spectrum for FirstNet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“We are in active negotiations with multiple counterparties, but as of today, we’ve not executed a definitive lease agreement,” Fermi Chief Financial Officer Miles Everson said on a conference call Monday morning.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The chain is eyeing an expansion in Oakland and has signed a lease for the site of a former Walgreens near Lake Merritt, according to the Mercury News.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A number of artists involved told BBC Scotland News that the initial idea presented to them was for a 25-year charitable lease to take effect.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

William Burns had once investigated Comstock for allegedly assisting an oil company in a scheme to bribe the Osage Tribal Council for a favorable lease, but the charge was never proven.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann