English dictionary
lease
/l/i/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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property that is leased or rented out or let
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
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the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
Synonyms term of a contractSource: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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let for money
Synonyms rentSource: WordNet 3.0
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hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
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grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
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engage for service under a term of contract
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To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
Source: webster1913
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To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner <i>leases</i> a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with <i>out</i>.
Source: webster1913