Meaning

7 senses

  1. (formal)An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

    Pacht

    аре́ндаarénda, ли́зингlízing, сда́ча в аре́ндуsdáča v aréndu

    оре́ндаorénda, зда́ча в оре́ндуzdáča v oréndu, зда́ча в найо́мzdáča v najóm

    a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

  2. An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.

  3. The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.

  4. The document containing such a contract or deed.

  5. The period of such an interest.

  6. (dialectal)An open pasture or common.

  7. (dialectal)The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

Examples

75 sentences

  1. Tom wants to extend his lease.

    deTom möchte seinen Mietvertrag verlängern. — brauchinet

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  2. We'd like to extend our lease.

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  3. Our lease runs out in October.

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  4. Tom is planning to renew the lease.

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  5. We're signing a new lease next week.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English *lesen, from Anglo-Norman *leser, Old French lesser, laisier (“to let,

From Middle English *lesen, from Anglo-Norman *leser, Old French lesser, laisier (“to let, let go”), partly from Latin laxō (“to loose”) and partly from Old High German lāzan (“to let, let go, release”) (German lassen), cognate with Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, leave, rent”) whence let.

From Middle English lese, from Old English lǣs (“meadow”), from Proto-West Germanic *lāsu (“meadow”). See also leasow.

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Forms

plural: leases
Singularlease
Pluralleases

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
tenancyletting
Close in meaning
  • property that is leased or rented out or let:rentalletting
  • the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect:term of a contract

Word family

26 related words
Derivedcrown leasedry leaseheadleaseimproving leaseleaseeleasehandleaseholdleaseholderleaseholdingleaselesslease lineleasemongerlease providerlend-leaselesseelessorlife-leasenet leaseoff-leasesubleasesuperior leasesurface leaseunderleasewedlease

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
leapfroglearnA1learnerA2leashB2leasingleastA2

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