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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.
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Leases
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verb (used without object)
Idiom6.
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; Middle English les < Anglo-French (equivalent to Old French lais, French legs legacy), noun derivative of lesser to lease, literally, let go (equivalent to Old French laissier) < Latin laxāre to release, let go. See lax
1350–1400; Middle English les < Anglo-French (equivalent to Old French lais, French legs legacy), noun derivative of lesser to lease, literally, let go (equivalent to Old French laissier) < Latin laxāre to release, let go. See lax
Related forms
leas·a·ble, adjective
lease·less, adjective
leas·er, noun
un·leas·a·ble, adjective
un·leased, adjective
EXPANDwell-leased, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
5. rent, charter, hire.
5. rent, charter, hire.
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Word Origin & History
lease
late 15c., 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 1560s. Related: Leased; leasing. Lessor, lessee in contract language preserves
EXPANDthe Anglo-Fr. form.
COLLAPSE
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Cultural Dictionary
lease definition
A contract that grants possession of property for a specified period of time in return for some kind of compensation.
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