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lease

1  [lees] noun, verb, leased, leas⋅ing.
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–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.
—Idiom
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

Related forms:
leas⋅a⋅ble, adjective
leaseless, adjective
leaser, noun

Synonyms:
5. rent, charter, hire.
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Financial Dictionary

lease

An agreement that permits one party (the lessee) to use property owned by another party (the lessor). The lease, which may be written either for a short term or for a long term, often results in tax benefits to both parties. See also capital lease, gross lease, leveraged lease, net lease, operating lease.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: lease
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: leased; leas·ing
transitive verb 1 : to grant by lease to another <leases mopeds to tourists>
2 : to hold under a lease leasing a fleet of cars for its executives> intransitive verb 1 : to be under a lease or subject to a lease leases for $500 a week>
2 : to grant property by a lease leased to students in the past>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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