lease

CEFRC1

/liːs/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A legal agreement allowing someone to use property for a period.

  2. 02

    verb

    To allow someone to use property in return for payment.

Examples

  • Antibodies give a new lease of life.

  • Is there a clause in the lease regarding that?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Didn't you sign a lease?

  • I'm leasing a small apartment in Runcorn for a month while I'm there for work.

  • Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

Synonyms

Quick test

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They signed a new two-year blank for the apartment near the university.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.