Leased
[li:st]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Lease
Editor: Yvonne
Examples
- Edison then went to Toledo and secured a position at Fort Wayne, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, now leased to the Pennsylvania system. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The lands in America and the West Indies, indeed, are, in general, not tenanted nor leased out to farmers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Edison's own account of the incident is very laughable: The engine was one of a number leased to the Grand Trunk by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- At first the instruments were leased; but it was found that the leases were seldom renewed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In May, 1877, a man named Emery called at Hubbard’s office, and leased two telephones for twenty dollars. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In the early part of 1881 the Edison Electric Light Company leased the old Bishop mansion at 65 Fifth Avenue, close to Fourteenth Street, for its headquarters and show-rooms. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Editor: Yvonne