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   Lease

   /lēs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment: "a six-month lease on a shop"

   verb

   • 1. grant (property) on lease; let: "she leased the site to a local company" Similar rent outrenthirehire outsubletsubleasefarm outcharge for the use ofletlet outOpposite sell
   • ▪ take (property) on lease; rent: "land was leased from the city" Similar renthirecharterengagetakeborrowpay for the use ofOpposite buy

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leasable adjective
   • 2. leaser noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What is lease noun?

   • Definition of lease noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a legal agreement that allows you to use a car, a building, a piece of equipment, or some land for a period of time, usually in return for a regular payment to sign a lease on an apartment The lease expires/runs out next year.

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   What is a lease & how does it work?

   • A lease is a legal agreement that allows someone to pay money so that they can use an asset such as a car or building for a particular period of time. The lease on the building will be up in May. They signed a lease for 426,000 square feet of office space.

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   What is a lease agreement?

   • arrendar, tomar em arrendamento, arrendamento… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LEASE definition: 1. a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building or a piece of land for a….

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   What is a law lease?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law lease1 /liːs/ ●○○ noun [ countable] 1 a legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rent lease on They took out a lease on a seven-acre field. The landlord refused to renew his lease. The 99-year lease expired in 1999.

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   noun [ C ] us / liːs / uk / liːs /. a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period: He has the house on a long lease. The lease runs out/ expires in two years ' time. We signed a three-year lease when we moved into the house.

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   verb [ T ] uk / liːs / us. to use a building or piece of land, or to allow someone to use a building or piece of land, in exchange for money: We want to lease some office space in the centre of town. They leased the land to a local company. (Definition of lease from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   May 31, 2022 · Definition and Examples of Leases. How Leases Work. Alternatives to a Lease. Pros and Cons of Leases. Photo: The Balance / Julie Bang. Definition. A lease is a contract between two parties that outlines the terms for renting a property. Learn how a lease works and how it will impact your finances.

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   2 days ago · A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something such as a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money. He took up a 10-year lease on the house. 2. transitive verb.

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   the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life Since her hip operation she has a new lease on life. Definition of lease noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.