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lease
1[ lees ]
noun
- the property leased.
- the period of time for which a lease is made:
a five-year lease.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- to take or hold by lease:
He leased the farm from the sheriff.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to grant a lease; let or rent:
to lease at a lower rental.
lease
2[ lees ]
noun
- a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
- the order of drawing in the warp ends.
lease
1/ ː /
noun
- a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent
- the instrument by which such property is conveyed
- the period of time for which it is conveyed
- a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc
a new lease of life
verb
- to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc) by lease
- to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease
lease
2/ ː /
noun
- dialect.open pasture or common
lease
- A contract that grants possession of property for a specified period of time in return for some kind of compensation.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- a· adjective
- l adjective
- İ noun
- un·a· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
- ɱ- adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of lease1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of lease1
Origin of lease2
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing lease
see new lease on life .Example Sentences
The number of Californians who have entered new leases without such luxuries is far greater than any other state, according to a Times analysis in 2022.
In addition to the main room of the 5 Star Bar, Dice’s lease includes the room next door.
Two weeks later they told the city they would exercise their initial option to extend their stadium lease through 2032.
Mansour cited several factors that contributed to the founders’ decision to not renew their lease come May.
Disney’s lease for space on Fox’s Pico Boulevard property in Los Angeles expires next March.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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