re-lease

[ ree-lees ]

verb (used with object)

, re-leased, re-leas·ing.

1. to lease again.
2. Law. to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another.

noun

1. a contract for re-leasing land or property.
2. the land or property re-leased.

Word History and Origins

Origin of re-lease¹

First recorded in 1820–30; re- + lease ¹