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lease⋅hold

  [lees-hohld]
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–noun
1. property acquired under a lease.
2. a tenure under a lease.
–adjective
3. held by lease.
Origin:
1710–20; lease 1 + hold 1
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lease·hold   (lēs'hōld')   
n.  

  1. The fact or condition of holding property by lease.

  2. Property held by lease.

lease'hold'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: lease·hold
Pronunciation: 'lEs-"hOld
Function: noun
: a tenure of real property held by a lessee under a lease : a lessee's estate in the property; also : the property so held —compare FEE, FREEHOLD
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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