leasing
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English lesing, leasung, from Old English lēasung (“leasing, lying, false witness, deceit, hypocrisy, artifice, lie, empty talk, frivolity, laxity”), from lēasian (“to lie”), from lēas (“false, faithless, untruthful, deceitful, lax, vain, worthless”). Cognate with Scots lesing (“lying”). More at lease.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːsɪŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: leas‧ing
Noun
leasing (plural leasings)
- (archaic) A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “[Passus II]”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, OCLC 837479643:
- fy on þi lawe / For al by lesynges þow lyuest · and lecherouse werkes.
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- c. 1515–1516,, John Skelton, 'Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c., published 1568:
- 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’.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:
- Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies; / And all that fained is, as leasings, tales, and lies.
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Etymology 2
From lease.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːsɪŋ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: leas‧ing
Verb
leasing
- present participle of lease
Noun
leasing (countable and uncountable, plural leasings)
- gerund of lease
Derived terms
- wet-leasing
Descendants
- → Spanish: leasing
- → Finnish: leasing
- → Polish: leasing
- → Swedish: leasing
Anagrams
- Eaglins, Neglias, Sinegal, gas line, lignase, linages, sealing
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English leasing
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːsiŋː/, [ˈliːs̠iŋː]
Noun
leasing
- leasing (act of leasing something, especially if long-term)
Declension
| Inflection of leasing (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leasing | leasingit | |
| genitive | leasingin | leasingien | |
| partitive | leasingiä | leasingejä | |
| illative | leasingiin | leasingeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leasing | leasingit | |
| accusative | nom. | leasing | leasingit |
| gen. | leasingin | ||
| genitive | leasingin | leasingien | |
| partitive | leasingiä | leasingejä | |
| inessive | leasingissä | leasingeissä | |
| elative | leasingistä | leasingeistä | |
| illative | leasingiin | leasingeihin | |
| adessive | leasingillä | leasingeillä | |
| ablative | leasingiltä | leasingeiltä | |
| allative | leasingille | leasingeille | |
| essive | leasinginä | leasingeinä | |
| translative | leasingiksi | leasingeiksi | |
| instructive | — | leasingein | |
| abessive | leasingittä | leasingeittä | |
| comitative | — | leasingeineen | |
| Possessive forms of leasing (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | leasingini | leasingimme |
| 2nd person | leasingisi | leasinginne |
| 3rd person | leasinginsä | |
Synonyms
- liisaus
- pitkäaikainen vuokraus
- pitkäaikaisvuokraus
- vuokraus
Derived terms
- leasing-palvelu, leasingpalvelu
- leasing-sopimus, leasingsopimus
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
leasing m (plural leasings)
- leasing
Further reading
- “leasing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English leasing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ziŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iziŋk
- Syllabification: lea‧sing
Noun
leasing m inan
- lease (contract granting use or occupation of property)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leasing | leasingi |
| genitive | leasingu | leasingów |
| dative | leasingowi | leasingom |
| accusative | leasing | leasingi |
| instrumental | leasingiem | leasingami |
| locative | leasingu | leasingach |
| vocative | leasingu | leasingi |
Derived terms
- leasingowy
- leasingobiorca
- leasingodawca
- leasingować
Further reading
- leasing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- leasing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English leasing.
Noun
leasing n (uncountable)
- leasing
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) leasing | leasingul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) leasing | leasingului |
| vocative | leasingule | |
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English leasing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlisin/ [ˈli.sĩn]
- Rhymes: -isin
Noun
leasing m (plural leasings)
- leasing
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “leasing”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English leasing.
Noun
leasing c
- leasing