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lease

1

[ lees ]

noun

  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.



verb (used with object)

leased, leasing.
  1. 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.

  2. to take or hold by lease:

    He leased the farm from the sheriff.

    Synonyms: , ,

verb (used without object)

leased, leasing.
  1. to grant a lease; let or rent:

    to lease at a lower rental.

lease

2

[ lees ]

noun

Textiles.
  1. a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
  2. the order of drawing in the warp ends.

lease

1

/ ː /

noun

  1. a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent
  2. the instrument by which such property is conveyed
  3. the period of time for which it is conveyed
  4. a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc

    a new lease of life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc) by lease
  2. to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lease

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/ ː /

noun

  1. dialect.
    open pasture or common
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lease

  1. A contract that grants possession of property for a specified period of time in return for some kind of compensation.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹲, adjective
  • ˈ𲹲, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 𲹲a· adjective
  • 𲹲l adjective
  • 𲹲İ noun
  • un·𲹲a· adjective
  • ܲ·𲹲 adjective
  • ɱ-𲹲 adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lease1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English les, from Anglo-French les, Old French lais, leis, noun derivative of lesser “to lease,” literally, “let go,” ultimately from Latin to release; lax

Origin of lease2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lese “length or coil of thread,” variant of lesh leash
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lease1

C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lais (n), from laissier to let go, from Latin to loosen

Origin of lease2

Old English ǣ; perhaps related to Old Norse ٳ property
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. 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 .
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Example Sentences

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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.

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In addition to the main room of the 5 Star Bar, Dice’s lease includes the room next door.

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Two weeks later they told the city they would exercise their initial option to extend their stadium lease through 2032.

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Mansour cited several factors that contributed to the founders’ decision to not renew their lease come May.

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Disney’s lease for space on Fox’s Pico Boulevard property in Los Angeles expires next March.

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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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