leaseverb [ T ]
uk/liːs/us/liːs/to make a legal agreement by which money is paid in order to use land, a building, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment for an agreed period of time:
The building's 60 units are currently leased to students of the university.
[ + two objects ] It was agreed they would lease the apartment to him/lease him the apartment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- charter
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire
- hire purchase
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never
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Renting property
leasenoun [ C ]
uk/liːs/us/liːs/a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period:
He has the house on a long lease.
The lease runs out/expires in two years' time.
We signed a three-year lease when we moved into the house.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Renting property
- fiefdom
- freehold
- key money
- landlady
- landlord
- leaseback
- leaseholder
- lessee
- lessor
- letting
- lodge
- lodger
- rent
- rent strike
- rental
- rented
- renter
- shorthold
- sublet
- tenancy
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