lease

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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lease

Noun

1. a contract by which an owner rents buildings or land to another person for a specified period

2. a new lease of life a prospect of renewed energy, health, or happiness

Verb

[leasing, leased]

to let or rent (land or buildings) by lease [Old French laissier to let go]

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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

Translations

lease [liːs] n → arriendo

vt → arrendar;

on lease → en arriendo

lease back vt → subarrendar

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lease [liːs] n → bail m

vt → louer à bail;

on lease → en location

lease back vt → vendre en cession-bail

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lease [liːs] n → Pachtvertrag m

vt to lease sth (to sb) → etw (an jdn) verpachten;

on lease (to) → verpachtet (an +acc);

to lease sth (from sb) → etw (von jdm) pachten

lease back lease vt → rückmieten

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lease [liːs] n → contratto d'affitto

vt → affittare;

on lease → in affitto

lease back vt → effettuare un lease-back inv