prelease

[pree-lees]

pre·lease

[pree-lees] 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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Origin:
pre- + lease1
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