leasing

Meaning

Noun

A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.

Verb

present participle of lease (“to tell lies”)

Verb

present participle and gerund of lease

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Synonyms

renting

lease

hiring

rent

tenancy

financial leasing

letting out to hire

letting out

lying

Translations

Miete

crédit-bail

arrendamiento

Pacht

Leasing

aluguel

location

arrendamento

Vermietung

verpachtend

Mieten mit Kaufoption

mietend

leasing

huurkoop

Mietkauf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːzɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lesing

Inherited from Old English: lēasung

Cognate with Scots: lesing

Cognate with German: Lösung

Cognate with Icelandic: lausung

In summary

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”).