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leasing

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leas·ing  (lsng)
n. Archaic
1. The act of lying.
2. A lie; a falsehood.

[Middle English lesing, from Old English lasung, from lasian, to lie, from las, untrue; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
Translations
leasing [ˈliːsɪŋ] N (= option to buy) → alquiler m con opción a compra, leasing m; (= renting) → arrendamiento m, alquiler m (Fin) → arrendamiento m financiero
leasing
n
(= renting)Mieten nt; (of land)Pachten nt
(= hiring out)Vermieten nt; (of land)Verpachten nt; (of car, computer)Leasing nt


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"Now Tom, about this business of leasing to the English Government the right to manufac- ture that new explosive of yours," began Ned, plunging into the business at hand.
So while Bell, in eloquent rhapsodies, painted word- pictures of a universal telephone service to applauding audiences, Sanders and Hubbard were leasing telephones two by two, to business men who previously had been using the private lines of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
The tide-lands had been in litigation for years, and he took the bull by the horns--buying out the private owners and at the same time leasing from the city fathers.
 
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