lease

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.
2. (informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.

Verb

1. To gather.
2. To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
3. To glean.
4. To glean, gather up leavings.

Verb

To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.

Verb

To release; let go; unloose.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liːs/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

The lease ran out in sixteen weeks .