leasing
Syllables: leas·ing/ˈliːzɪŋ/
leasing noun: a lie; the act of lying, falsehood. Also the present participle of lease.
Noun
leasing (plural leasings)
- A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
- fy on þi lawe / For al by lesynges þow lyuest · and lecherouse werkes.c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “[Passus II]”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC
- Then ren they with leſinges, and blow them about,
With, ‘He wrate ſuche a bil withouten dout’,
With, ‘I can tel you what ſuch a man ſaid,
And you knew all ye would be ill apayd’.c. 1515–1516, John Skelton, 'Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c., published 1568
Also used as
leasing is also the present participle of lease.
leasing is also the present participle and gerund of lease.
leasing is also the gerund of lease.
leasing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
leasing in Hindi
- पट्टे पर देना
leasing in Tamil
- குத்தகைக்கு எடுப்பது
leasing in Marathi
- भाडेपट्टीवर देणे
leasing in Telugu
- లీజింగ్, లీజుకు ఇవ్వడం
More languagesFewer languages
- leasing in Malayalam
- ലീസിംഗ്
- leasing in Kannada
- ಲೀಸಿಂಗ್
- leasing in Punjabi
- ਲੀਜ਼ਿੰਗ, ਲੀਜਿੰਗ
- leasing in Gujarati
- લીઝિંગ, ભાડાપટ્ટે આપવું
- leasing in Odia
- ଲିଜିଂ
Forms of leasing
| plural | leasings |
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Origin of leasing
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.
Words formed from leasing
Words that rhyme with leasing
Questions about leasing
- What does leasing mean?
- Leasing means a lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
- What is leasing in Hindi?
- Leasing in Hindi is पट्टे पर देना. See Leasing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is leasing?
- Leasing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce leasing?
- Leasing is pronounced /ˈliːzɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of leasing?
- The plural of leasing is leasings.
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