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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) A lifetime appointment, a condition that exists or service that is provided for the duration of an individual's lifetime or for the remainder of an individual's life..
I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
Use life-lease when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Life-lease means (dated) A lifetime appointment, a condition that exists or service that is provided for the duration of an individual's lifetime or for the remainder of an individual's life..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
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