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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)
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/ liːs /
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/ liːz /
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
- ˈleasable, adjective
- ˈleaser, noun
Other Words From
- leasa·ble adjective
- leaseless adjective
- leaser noun
- un·leasa·ble adjective
- un·leased adjective
- well-leased adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of lease1
Word 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
Tesla still accounts for more than half of the EVs sold or leased in California, but its sales have fallen, and other EV makers are gaining market share.
The county will assume the existing tenant leases as landlord.
It said it had spent about £50m in preparation for the scheme - including buying vehicles and specialist equipment, leasing vehicle depots, processing sites and taking on extra staff.
Norwalk’s ban has already led to the cancellation of a hotel leasing effort that county officials believed would have sheltered 80 people.
With less than four years left on that arrangement, he would not stand to recoup much of the £7.5m he spent on renovating the house - another incentive not to give up his lease.
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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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