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Definitions for Lease
[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.
[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.
[6] 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.
[8] a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
[9] the order of drawing in the warp ends.
[10] a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent
[11] the instrument by which such property is conveyed
[12] the period of time for which it is conveyed
[13] a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc a new lease of life
[14] to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc) by lease
[15] to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease
[16] dialect open pasture or common
Words related to Lease
charter, hire, sublet, loan, let, sublease
Words nearby Lease
learning resources center, learning support assistant, learning-disabled, learnt, leary, lease, lease rod, lease-purchase, leaseback, leasehold, leaseholder
Origin of Lease
21350–1400; Middle English lese length or coil of thread, variant of lesh leash
Other words from Lease
leas·a·ble , adjective
lease·less , adjective
leas·er , noun
un·leas·a·ble , adjective
un·leased , adjective
well-leased , adjective
Word origin for Lease
Old English lǣs; perhaps related to Old Norse lāth property