lease vs purchasing

lease

noun
  • The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted. 

  • An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. 

  • An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat. 

  • The period of such an interest. 

  • The document containing such a contract or deed. 

  • An open pasture or common. 

  • The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom. 

verb
  • To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate. 

  • To glean. 

  • To glean, gather up leavings. 

  • To release; let go; unloose. 

  • To grant a lease as a landlord; to let. 

  • To gather. 

  • To pick, select, pick out; to pick up. 

  • To hold a lease as a tenant. 

purchasing

noun
  • An act or process of making a purchase. 

  • A part of an organization that manages such processes 

  • A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment. 

How often have the words lease and purchasing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )