Leasing Definition
lēsĭng
noun
The act of lying.
American Heritage
Lying, lies, or a lie.
Webster's New World
verb
Present participle of lease.
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Other Word Forms of Leasing
Noun
Singular:
leasing
Plural:
leasingsOrigin of Leasing
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From Middle English lesing, leasung, from Old English lÄ“asung (“leasing, lying, false witness, deceit, hypocrisy, artifice, lie, empty talk, frivolity, laxity"), from lÄ“asian (“to lie"), from lÄ“as (“false, faithless, untruthful, deceitful, lax, vain, worthless"). Cognate with Scots lesing (“lying"). More at lease.
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Middle English lesing from Old English lēasung from lēasian to lie from lēas untrue leu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From lease.
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