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lease
(lēs)n.
1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent or other form of payment.
2. The term or duration of such a contract.
tr.v. leased, leas·ing, leas·es
Idiom: 1. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.
2. To get or hold by such a contract.
a new lease on life
An opportunity to improve one's circumstances or outlook.
[Middle English les, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to lease, variant of Old French laissier, to let go, from Latin laxāre, to loosen, from laxus, loose; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]
leas′a·ble adj.
leas′er n.
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lease
(liːs)n
1. (Law) a contract by which property is conveyed to a person for a specified period, usually for rent
2. (Law) the instrument by which such property is conveyed
3. (Law) the period of time for which it is conveyed
4. a prospect of renewed health, happiness, etc: a new lease of life.
vb (tr)
5. (Law) to grant possession of (land, buildings, etc) by lease
6. (Law) to take a lease of (property); hold under a lease
[C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lais (n), from laissier to let go, from Latin laxāre to loosen]
ˈleasable adj
ˈleaser n
lease
(liːz)n
(Agriculture) dialect open pasture or common
[Old English lǣs; perhaps related to Old Norse lāth property]
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lease
(lis)n., v. leased, leas•ing. n.
1. a contract conveying land, renting property, etc., to another for a specified period.
2. the property leased.
3. the period of time for which a lease is made: a five-year lease.
v.t. 4. to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, etc.) to another, usu. for compensation at a fixed rate; let: to lease one's apartment to a friend.
5. to take or hold by lease: He leased the farm from the sheriff.
v.i. 6. to grant a lease; let or rent: to lease at a lower rental.
Idioms: a new lease on life, a chance to improve one's situation or to live longer or more happily.
[1350–1400; Middle English les < Anglo-French (Old French lais legacy), n. derivative of lesser to lease, literally, let go (Old French laissier) < Latin laxāre to release, let go. See lax]
leas′a•ble, adj.
leas′er, n.
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Lease, Lece
three; a quantity of thread.Examples: lease of fish; of hares; of thread, 1391.
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lease
Past participle: leased
Gerund: leasing
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Noun | 1. | lease - property that is leased or rented out or let belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive - a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" |
2. | lease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | |
3. | lease - the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
Verb | 1. | lease - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" |
2. | lease - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | |
3. | lease - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
4. | lease - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
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lease
verb hire, rent, let, loan, charter, rent out, hire out He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment.
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Translations
عَقْد إيجارعَقْدُ الإِيجَارِيُؤَجِّريُؤَجِّر، يَسْتأجِر
nájemní smlouvanajmout sipronajmout (si)
lejelejemål
vuokrasopimusvuokrata
zakupzakupiti
bérbe veszhaszonbérlet
leigusamningurtaka á leigu; leigja út
賃貸借する賃貸借契約
임대(임차)하다임대차계약
išperkamoji nuomaišperkamosios nuomos sutartisnuomotinuomotis
iznomātnomanomas laiksnomas līgumsnomāšana
nájomná zmluva
hyrahyreskontrakt
เช่าสัญญาเช่า
kiralamakkira ile tutmakkira sözleşmesikira sözleşmesi/kontratı
cho thuêhợp đồng cho thuê
lease
[liːs]A. N → contrato m de arrendamiento
to take a house on a 99-year lease → alquilar una casa con un contrato de arrendamiento de 99 años
to let sth out on lease → arrendar algo, dar algo en arriendo
to give sb a new lease of life → hacer revivir a algn
to take on a new lease of life [person] → recobrar su vigor; [thing] → renovarse
to take a house on a 99-year lease → alquilar una casa con un contrato de arrendamiento de 99 años
to let sth out on lease → arrendar algo, dar algo en arriendo
to give sb a new lease of life → hacer revivir a algn
to take on a new lease of life [person] → recobrar su vigor; [thing] → renovarse
B. VT (= take) → arrendar (from de) → tomar en arriendo; (= rent) → alquilar; (= give) (also lease out) → arrendar, alquilar, dar en arriendo
lease back VT + ADV → subarrendar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lease
[ˈliːs] n
(on car, plane) → contrat m de location longue durée, contrat m de location-vente
on lease → en location
on lease to sb → loué(e) à qn
on lease → en location
on lease to sb → loué(e) à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lease
n (of land, farm, business premises etc) → Pacht f; (= contract) → Pachtvertrag m; (of house, flat, office) → Miete f; (= contract) → Mietvertrag m; (of equipment) → Leasing nt; (= contract) → Leasingvertrag m; the lease was prematurely terminated → die Pacht or das Pachtverhältnis/das Mietverhältnis wurde vorzeitig beendet; to take a lease on a house → ein Haus mieten; to take a lease on business premises → ein Geschäft(sgrundstück) nt → pachten; to take a house on a 99-year lease → ein Haus auf 99 Jahre pachten; you can buy the lease for a period of 99 years → Sie können einen Pachtvertrag für 99 Jahre abschließen; we rented the house/farm on a lease → wir haben das Haus gemietet/den Bauernhof gepachtet; to let something on a lease → etw verpachten/vermieten; to be on lease to … → verpachtet/vermietet sein an (+acc) → …; to give somebody a new lease of life → jdm (neuen) Aufschwung geben; the renovations have given the old farmhouse a new lease of life → durch die Renovierung ist der alte Bauernhof wieder in Schuss gekommen
vt (= take) → pachten (from von), in Pacht nehmen (from bei); house, flat, office → mieten (from von); equipment → mieten, leasen (from von); (= give: also lease out) → verpachten (→ to an +acc), → in Pacht geben (to sb jdm); house, flat, office → vermieten (→ to an +acc); equipment → vermieten, leasen (→ to an +acc)
lease
:leasehold
n (= property) → Pachtbesitz m; (= land also) → Pachtgrundstück nt; (= building also) → gepachtetes Gebäude; (= contract, tenure) → Pachtvertrag m; who has the lease on the property? → wer hat das Land/Gebäude gepachtet?; we own the house on lease → wir haben das Haus langfristig gepachtet; lease reform → Mietrechtsreform f
adj → gepachtet; lease property (generally) → Pachtbesitz m; (= land) → Pachtgrund m, → Pachtland nt; (= building) → Pachtobjekt nt
leaseholder
n → Pächter(in) m(f)
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lease
[liːs]1. n → contratto di affitto (a lungo termine con responsabilità simili a quelle di un proprietario)
on lease → in affitto
to give sb a new lease of life (fig) → ridare nuova vita a qn
on lease → in affitto
to give sb a new lease of life (fig) → ridare nuova vita a qn
2. vt (take) → affittare, prendere in affitto; (give) (also lease out) → affittare, dare in affitto
lease back vt + adv → effettuare un lease-back inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lease
(liːs) noun (the period of) an agreement giving the use of a house etc on payment of rent. We signed the lease yesterday; a twenty-year lease.
verb to give or acquire a house etc in this way. He leases the land from the local council.
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lease
→ عَقْدُ الإِيجَارِ, يُؤَجِّر nájemní smlouva, pronajmout (si) leje, lejemål Pacht, pachten εκμισθώνω, μισθωτήριο arriendo, usufructo vuokrasopimus, vuokrata bail, louer zakup, zakupiti affittare, locazione 賃貸借する, 賃貸借契約 임대(임차)하다, 임대차계약 lease, leasen leie dzierżawa, wziąć w dzierżawę arrendamento, arrendar аренда, сдавать в аренду hyra, hyreskontrakt เช่า, สัญญาเช่า kira sözleşmesi, kiralamak cho thuê, hợp đồng cho thuê 出租, 租借Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009