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operating lease

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Operating Lease

A lease contract that allows the use of an asset, but does not convey rights similar to ownership of the asset.

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An operating lease is not capitalized it is accounted for as a rental expense.

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See also: Capital Lease, Lease

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operating lease

A short-term lease (such as that of a cable television connection box on a monthly basis) in which rental payments are made by the lessee and full ownership rights are kept by the lessor. An operating lease contrasts with a capital lease in which ownership of the asset effectively passes from the lessor to the lessee.

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: operating lease
see LEASE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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