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lease  (ls)

n.

1.

a. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent.

b. The term or duration of such a contract.

2. Property used or occupied under the terms of such a contract.

v.tr. leased, leas·ing, leas·es

1. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.

2. To get or hold by such a contract.

Idiom:

a new lease on life

An opportunity to improve one's circumstances or outlook.

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[Middle English les, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to lease, variant of Old French laissier, to let go, from Latin laxre, to loosen, from laxus, loose; see slg- in Indo-European roots.]

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leasa·ble adj.

leaser n.

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lease¹

n

1. (Law) a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent

2. (Law) the instrument by which such property is conveyed

3. (Law) the period of time for which it is conveyed

4. a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc. a new lease of life

vb (tr)

1. (Law) to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc.) by lease

2. (Law) to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease

[via Anglo-French from Old French lais (n), from laissier to let go, from Latin laxāre to loosen]

leasable  adj

leaser  n

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lease²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Dialect open pasture or common

[Old English lǣs; perhaps related to Old Norse lāth property]

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Lease, Lece three; a quantity of thread.

Examples: lease of fish; of hares; of thread, 1391.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lease - property that is leased or rented out or let letting, rental belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; 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" sublease, sublet - a lease from one lessee to another
	2.	lease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	3.	lease - the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect term of a contract period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	lease - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	2.	lease - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services charter, hire, rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	3.	lease - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" rent, let give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" sublease, sublet - lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer"
	4.	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?" charter, hire, rent, engage, take acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

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lease

verb hire, rent, let, loan, charter, rent out, hire out He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment.

Translations

lease [liːs]

A. N → contrato m de arrendamiento
to take a house on a 99-year lease → alquilar una casa con un contrato de arrendamiento de 99 años
to let sth out on lease → arrendar algo, dar algo en arriendo
to give sb a new lease of life → hacer revivir a algn
to take on a new lease of life [person] → recobrar su vigor; [thing] → renovarse

B. VT (= take) → arrendar (from de) → tomar en arriendo; (= rent) → alquilar; (= give) (also lease out) → arrendar, alquilar, dar en arriendo

lease back VT + ADV → subarrendar

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lease [ˈliːs]

n

(= legal agreement, contract) (on property) → bail m
a ten-year lease → un bail de 10 ans

(on car, plane) → contrat m de location longue durée, contrat m de location-vente
on lease → en location
on lease to sb → loué(e) à qn

to give sb a new lease of life (British) to give sb a new lease on life (US) → donner à qn un nouveau souffle
The operation has given me a new lease of life → L'opération m'a donné un nouveau souffle.

modif
lease payment (on property) → loyer m; (for car, boat) → traite f
a lease agreement (for property) → un bail, un contrat de bail
She has signed a lease agreement for a New york apartment → Elle a signé un bail or un contrat de bail sur un appartement newyorkais.

vt [+ property] → louer à bail; [+ car] → louer
to lease sth to sb → louer qch à qn
She hopes to lease the building to students → Elle espère louer l'immeuble à des étudiants.

lease back

vt sep → vendre en cession-bail

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lease

n (of land, farm, business premises etc) → Pacht f; (= contract) → Pachtvertrag m; (of house, flat, office) → Miete f; (= contract) → Mietvertrag m; (of equipment) → Leasing nt; (= contract) → Leasingvertrag m; the lease was prematurely terminated → die Pacht or das Pachtverhältnis/das Mietverhältnis wurde vorzeitig beendet; to take a lease on a house → ein Haus mieten; to take a lease on business premises → ein Geschäft(sgrundstück) nt → pachten; to take a house on a 99-year lease → ein Haus auf 99 Jahre pachten; you can buy the lease for a period of 99 years → Sie können einen Pachtvertrag für 99 Jahre abschließen; we rented the house/farm on a lease → wir haben das Haus gemietet/den Bauernhof gepachtet; to let something on a lease → etw verpachten/vermieten; to be on lease to … → verpachtet/vermietet sein an (+acc) → …; to give somebody a new lease of life → jdm (neuen) Aufschwung geben; the renovations have given the old farmhouse a new lease of life → durch die Renovierung ist der alte Bauernhof wieder in Schuss gekommen

vt (= take) → pachten (from von), in Pacht nehmen (from bei); house, flat, office → mieten (from von); equipment → mieten, leasen (from von); (= give: also lease out) → verpachten (→ to an +acc), → in Pacht geben (to sb jdm); house, flat, office → vermieten (→ to an +acc); equipment → vermieten, leasen (→ to an +acc)

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lease:

leaseback

n → Verkauf und Rückmiete pl

attr arrangement → mit Rückvermietung an den Verkäufer

leasehold

n (= property) → Pachtbesitz m; (= land also) → Pachtgrundstück nt; (= building also) → gepachtetes Gebäude; (= contract, tenure) → Pachtvertrag m; who has the lease on the property? → wer hat das Land/Gebäude gepachtet?; we own the house on lease → wir haben das Haus langfristig gepachtet; lease reform → Mietrechtsreform f

adj → gepachtet; lease property (generally) → Pachtbesitz m; (= land) → Pachtgrund m, → Pachtland nt; (= building) → Pachtobjekt nt

adv to buy a property lease → ein Objekt nt → mit Pachtvertrag kaufen

leaseholder

n → Pächter(in) m(f)

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lease [liːs]

1. n → contratto di affitto (a lungo termine con responsabilità simili a quelle di un proprietario)
on lease → in affitto
to give sb a new lease of life (fig) → ridare nuova vita a qn

2. vt (take) → affittare, prendere in affitto; (give) (also lease out) → affittare, dare in affitto

lease back vt + adv → effettuare un lease-back inv

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lease

n lease [liːs]

(the period of) an agreement giving the use of a house etc on payment of rent We signed the lease yesterday; a twenty-year lease. huurkontrak عَقْد إيجار (договор за) наем/наемане nájemní smlouva lejemål der Mietvertrag μίσθωση contrato de arrendamiento üürileping اجاره؛ کرایه vuokrasopimus bail חוֹזֶה पट्टा, पट्टे najam (haszon)bérlet perjanjian sewa leigusamningur (contratto di) affitto 貸借契約 임대차 계약 išperkamoji nuoma, išperkamosios nuomos sutartis noma; nomāšana; nomas laiks; nomas līgums pajakan huur, huurtermijn (leie)kontrakt, bygselbrev dzierżawa contrato de arrendamento (perioadă de) închiriere аренда nájomná zmluva najemna pogodba zakup hyreskontrakt สัญญาเช่า kira sözleşmesi/kontratı 租約 оренда اجارہ، کرایہ داری کا سر خط sự cho thuê nhà đất 租约

v

to give or acquire a house etc in this way He leases the land from the local council. bruikhuur يُؤَجِّر، يَسْتأجِر наемам/давам под наем najmout si leje (ver)mieten (εκ)μισθώνω arrendar üürima اجاره کردن vuokrata louer לַחכּוֹר, לִשכּוֹר पट्टा, पट्टे पर देना uzimati u najam, najmiti bérbe ad; bérbe vesz menyewa taka á leigu; leigja út affittare; prendere in affitto 貸借する 임차하다 nuomoti(s) []nomāt menyewa huren, verhuren leie ut, bygsle dzierżawić arrendar a închiria; a arenda сдавать/брать в аренду prenajať si dati v najem; najeti uzeti u zakup hyra, arrendera เช่า kiralamak; kira ile tutmak 出租 здавати в оренду; орендувати کرائے پر گھر لینا یا چڑھانا cho thuê 出租

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lease → عقد إيجار, يُؤَجِر منقولات dát do pronájmu, nájemní smlouva leje, lejemål Pacht, pachten εκμισθώνω, μισθωτήριο arriendo, usufructo vuokrasopimus, vuokrata bail, louer zakup, zakupiti affittare, locazione 賃貸借する, 賃貸借契約 임대(임차)하다, 임대차계약 lease, leasen leie dzierżawa, wziąć w dzierżawę arrendamento, arrendar аренда, сдавать в аренду hyra, hyreskontrakt เช่า, สัญญาเช่า kira sözleşmesi, kiralamak cho thuê, hợp đồng cho thuê 出租, 租借