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pre·lease
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priˈlis
/
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verb,
pre·leased,
pre·leas·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to sign or grant a
lease
on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction:
Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
noun
2.
a
lease
on a building, apartment, etc., that is offered or signed before construction has begun.
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to bark; yelp.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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