Definition of lease Lease
/liˈs/ - [lees] - lease
We found 41 definitions of lease from 6 different sources.
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What does lease mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: leases |
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| lease - property that is leased or rented out or let | ||
| rental, letting | ||
| belongings, holding, property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" | ||
| car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" | ||
| lease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment | ||
| contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid | ||
| lease - the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect | ||
| term of a contract | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
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| lease - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" | ||
| let, rent | ||
| give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" | ||
| hire out, rent out, farm out grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" | ||
| sublease, sublet lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" | ||
| lease - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" | ||
| rent, hire, charter, engage, take | ||
| acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" | ||
| lease - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" | ||
| rent | ||
| undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" | ||
| lease - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | ||
| rent, hire, charter | ||
| undertake, contract promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lease (Noun)
falsehood; a lie. - lease (Noun)
An open pasture or common. - lease (Noun)
A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent. - lease (Noun)
The period of such a contract. - lease (Noun)
A leasehold. - lease (Noun)
The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom. - lease (Verb)
To gather. - lease (Verb)
To pick, select, pick out ; to pick up . - lease (Verb)
To glean. - lease (Verb)
To glean, gather up leavings. - lease (Verb)
To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate. - lease (Verb)
To release; let go ; unloose. - lease (Verb)
To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract or leasehold from the owner or freeholder. - lease (Verb)
To take or hold by lease. - lease (Verb)
To grant a lease; to let or rent. - lease (Adjective)
false; lying; deceptive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lease (v. i.)
To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. - lease (v. t.)
To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with out. - lease (v. t.)
To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner. - lease (v. t.)
A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a specified rent or compensation. - lease (v. t.)
The contract for such letting. - lease (v. t.)
Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lease
Agreement which gives rise to relationship of landlord and tenant (real property) or lessor and lessee (real or personal property). Contract for exclusive possession of lands or tenements for determinate period. Contract for possession and profits of lands and tenements either for life, or for certain period of time, or during the pleasure of the parties. -
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To hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services. -
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A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent. -
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The period of a lease. -
lease
To operate or live in some property or land through a long-term contract from the owner. -
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To take or hold by lease. -
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To grant a lease. -
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To let for money.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lease
lēs, n. a contract letting a house, farm, &c. for a term of years: the duration or term of tenure: any tenure.—v.t. to let for a term of years:—pr.p. leas′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. leased.—adjs. Leas′able; Lease′hold, held by lease or contract.—n. a tenure held by lease.—ns. Lease′holder; Leas′er, one who leases. [Fr. laisser, to leave—L. laxāre, to loose, laxus, loose.] -
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lēz, v.i. (prov.) to glean.—n. Leas′ing, gleaning. [A.S. lesan, to gather.] -
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lēs, n. in weaving, the plane in which the warp-threads cross: this system of crossing
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