lease
1the property leased.
the period of time for which a lease is made: a five-year lease.
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.
to take or hold by lease: He leased the farm from the sheriff.
to grant a lease; let or rent: to lease at a lower rental.
Idioms about lease
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 of lease
1Other words for lease
Other words from lease
- leas·a·ble, adjective
- leaseless, adjective
- leaser, noun
- un·leas·a·ble, adjective
- un·leased, adjective
- well-leased, adjective
Other definitions for lease (2 of 2)
a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
the order of drawing in the warp ends.
Origin of lease
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British Dictionary definitions for lease (1 of 2)
/ (liːs) /
a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent
the instrument by which such property is conveyed
the period of time for which it is conveyed
a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc: a new lease of life
to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc) by lease
to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease
Origin of lease
1Derived forms of lease
- leasable, adjective
- leaser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for lease (2 of 2)
/ (liːz) /
dialect open pasture or common
Origin of lease
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for lease
A contract that grants possession of property for a specified period of time in return for some kind of compensation.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lease
see new lease on life.
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