Lease

Quick meaning: Lease is a noun meaning (formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

Meaning

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

More 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. The document containing such a contract or deed.
4. The period of such an interest.
5. (computing) Short for DHCP lease The temporary assignment of an IP address to a networked device.
6. (transitive, formal, law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.
7. (transitive, informal) To hold a lease as a tenant; to rent.

Example Sentences

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:

Since as a child I used to lie Upon the leaze and watch the sky, Never, I own, expected I That life would all be fair.

Word Forms

• leases
• leasing
• leased
• leaze

Synonyms for lease

Depending on context, synonyms include tenancy, letting, engage, take, rent, let.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rent, letting, rental, charter, hire, take.

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