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lease1    Audio Help   [lees] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, leased, leas·ing.
–noun
1.a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
2.the property leased.
3.the period of time for which a lease is made: a five-year lease.
–verb (used with object)
4.to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, etc.) to another, usually for compensation at a fixed rate; let: She plans to lease her apartment to a friend.
5.to take or hold by lease: He leased the farm from the sheriff.
–verb (used without object)
6.to grant a lease; let or rent: to lease at a lower rental.
7.a new lease on life, a chance to improve one's situation or to live longer or more happily: Plastic surgery gave him a new lease on life.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME les < AF (equiv. to OF lais, F legs legacy), n. deriv. of lesser to lease, lit., let go (equiv. to OF laissier) < L laxāre to release, let go. See lax]

leas·a·ble, adjective
leaseless, adjective
leaser, noun

5. rent, charter, hire.
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lease2    Audio Help   [lees] Pronunciation Key
–noun Textiles.
1.a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
2.the order of drawing in the warp ends.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME lese length or coil of thread, var. of lesh leash]
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lease    Audio Help   (lēs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent.
    2. The term or duration of such a contract.
  1. Property used or occupied under the terms of such a contract.

v.   tr. leased, leas·ing, leas·es
  1. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.
  2. To get or hold by such a contract.


[Middle English les, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to lease, variant of Old French laissier, to let go, from Latin laxāre, to loosen, from laxus, loose; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

leas'a·ble adj., leas'er n.
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lease  (n.)
1483, from Anglo-Fr. les (1292), from lesser "to let, let go," from O.Fr. laissier "to let, leave," from L. laxare "loosen, open, make wide," from laxus "loose" (see lax). The verb is attested from 1570. Lessor, lessee in contract language preserves the Anglo-Fr. form.

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lease

noun
1. property that is leased or rented out or let 
2. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment 
3. the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect 

verb
1. let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" [syn: rent
2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent
3. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" 
4. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" 

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lease [liːs] noun
(the period of) an agreement giving the use of a house etc on payment of rent
Example: We signed the lease yesterday; a twenty-year lease
Arabic: عَقْد إيجار
Chinese (Simplified): 租约
Chinese (Traditional): 租約
Czech: nájemní smlouva
Danish: lejemål
Dutch: huur, huurtermijn
Estonian: üürileping
Finnish: vuokrasopimus
French: bail
German: der Mietvertrag
Greek: μίσθωση
Hungarian: (haszon)bérlet
Icelandic: leigusamningur
Indonesian: perjanjian sewa
Italian: (contratto di) affitto*
Japanese: 貸借契約
Korean: 임대차 계약 (기간)
Latvian: noma; nomāšana; nomas laiks; nomas līgums
Lithuanian: išperkamoji nuoma, išperkamosios nuomos sutartis
Norwegian: (leie)kontrakt, bygselbrev
Polish: dzierżawa
Portuguese (Brazil): contrato de arrendamento
Portuguese (Portugal): contrato de arrendamento
Romanian: (perioadă de) închiriere
Russian: аренда
Slovak: nájomná zmluva
Slovenian: najemna pogodba
Spanish: contrato de arrendamiento
Swedish: hyreskontrakt
Turkish: kira sözleşmesi, *kontratı
lease [liːs] verb
to give or acquire a house etc in this way
Example: He leases the land from the local council.
Arabic: يُؤَجِّر، يَسْتأجِر
Chinese (Simplified): 出租
Chinese (Traditional): 出租
Czech: najmout si
Danish: leje
Dutch: huren, verhuren
Estonian: üürima
Finnish: vuokrata
French: louer
German: (ver)mieten
Greek: (εκ)μισθώνω
Hungarian: bérbe ad; bérbe vesz
Icelandic: taka á leigu; leigja út
Indonesian: menyewa
Italian: affittare; prendere in affitto*
Japanese: 貸借する
Korean: 임대하다
Latvian: nomāt
Lithuanian: nuomoti(s)
Norwegian: leie ut, bygsle
Polish: dzierżawić
Portuguese (Brazil): arrendar
Portuguese (Portugal): arrendar
Romanian: a închiria; a arenda
Russian: сдавать, *брать в аренду
Slovak: prenajať si
Slovenian: dati v najem; najeti
Spanish: arrendar
Swedish: hyra, arrendera
Turkish: kiralamak; kira ile tutmak
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
lease

A contract that grants possession of property for a specified period of time in return for some kind of compensation.


[Chapter:] Business and Economics


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Lease

Lax\, a. [Compar. Laxer; superl. Laxest.] [L. laxus Cf. Laches, Languish, Lease, v. t., Leash.]

1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. --Ray.

2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.

The discipline was lax. --Macaulay.

Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. --J. A. Symonds.

The word "[ae]ternus" itself is sometimes of a lax signification. --Jortin.

3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.

Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.
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Lease

Leas"a*ble\, a. [From 2d Lease.] Such as can be leased.
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Lease

Lease\, v. i. [AS. lesan to gather; akin to D. lezen to gather, read, G. lesen, Goth. lisan to gather; cf. Lith lesti to peck.] To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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