lease
/liːs/noun, verb1 syllable
Lease means: engage for service under a term of contract.
Synonyms for lease9
noun, as in the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
verb, as in let for money
What does lease mean?7
verb
engage for service under a term of contract“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract“I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners”
let for money“We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad”
noun
property that is leased or rented out or let
the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lease?16
four syllables
Lease in a sentence
- This warehouse is for lease, not for sale.CK
- The landlord signed a lease with the new tenant.Miktsoanit
- Is there a clause in the lease regarding that?sharptoothed
- Are you going to renew your lease when it expires?sharptoothed
- Do you plan to renew your apartment lease?Amastan
- Sami signed the lease and got the keys.OsoHombre
- Sami has never seen a lease contract before.OsoHombre
- I signed a lease on a new house.always
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lease
as a noun
- plural
- leases
as a verb
- past tense
- leased
- present participle
- leasing
- third-person singular
- leases
- past participle
- leased