lease
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3.0
- noun
- /liːs/
- Specialized
:
contrato de arrendamiento
- You had to get a lease on some commercial space.
- a lease agreement
- a long-term lease
- a term lease
Farmers collect royalties for their leases on their land from gas wells.
- Farmers collect royalties for their leases on their land from gas wells.
- Don't put a penny down on a lease until you have.
- You had to get a lease on some commercial space.
- So I know you said your rate, your lease is up in March or April.
- No, we are signing a lease for a new home.
- Got your name on his lease, copy of his keys.
- So he finds out that my name's on the lease and rings me dad.
- I took out a lease on this, on this office.
- And this applies whether you have a lease or a verbal lease agreement.
Examples
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After reviewing the terms, I agreed to the lease for the office space.
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The landlord sent the lease for the rental house to my email.
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And that car lease will be up in June of next year.
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I have a lease with an option to buy.
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No, we are signing a lease for a new home.
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I am currently signing my lease agreement for the new apartment.
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Jim rented an apartment on a nine-month lease while he was attending college.
Academic text (1991) -
He broke his lease and is now moving to Idaho.
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If they disbanded or could not meet the lease payments, their land would be forfeited to the government.
Academic text (1999) -
We signed a lease for our new apartment that starts next month.
Synonyms
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1.3
A property like a house or car that people pay to use for a time
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3.8
A period when someone rents a house or flat
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3.6
A property you rent to someone or the act of renting it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
Government sends military supplies to an allied country during a war to help it
- Archaic
Sending weapons and supplies from one country to an ally during war without payment right away
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lease comes from an old word meaning 'to allow' or 'to leave something for someone to use'. So a lease is a formal paper that gives someone permission to use a house, land, or building for a fixed time.