Leaked vs Leased - What's the difference?
leaked | leased |
(leak)
Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.
(lease)
Transferred under the terms of a lease.
* 1880 , , page 327 [http://google.com/books?id=lTU9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA327&dq=leased]:
As verbs the difference between leaked and leased
is that leaked is (leak) while leased is (lease).As adjectives the difference between leaked and leased
is that leaked is of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press while leased is transferred under the terms of a lease.leaked
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(-)- A leaked memo from reports that the Prime Minister is planning to call a general election next week.
leased
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(head)- The resemblance borne by such a land carriage to a ship put under charter-party is, perhaps, closer where the entire business of one railway company, with its tracks, rolling-stock, equipments, and goodwill become leased for a certain term to another company.