leased

leased

rented for a specified time: She leased a car.

Not to be confused with:

least – smallest; slightest degree: That’s the least of her concerns.

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lease

 (lēs)

n.

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

2. The term or duration of such a contract.

tr.v. 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 laxāre, to loosen, from laxus, loose; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]

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leas′a·ble adj.

leas′er n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

leased - hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time" chartered, hired

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