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Meaning of lease

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lease

Pronunciation:/liːs//liːs/

verb

Definitions

  1. (chiefly dialectal) To gather.

  2. (chiefly dialectal) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.

  3. (chiefly dialectal) To glean.

  4. (chiefly dialectal) To glean, gather up leavings.

lease

Pronunciation:/liːs//liːs/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. The period of such a contract.

  3. A leasehold.

verb

Definitions

  1. To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (or leasehold) from the owner (or freeholder).

  2. To take or hold by lease.

  3. To grant a lease; to let or rent.