lease

  • 1lease — 1 / lēs/ n [Anglo French les, from lesser to grant by lease, from Old French laisser to let go, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack] 1 a: a contract by which an owner of property conveys exclusive possession, control, use, or enjoyment… …

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  • 2lease — [lēs] n. [ME leas < Anglo Fr les < OFr lais < laissier: see LEASH] 1. a contract by which one party (landlord, or lessor) gives to another (tenant, or lessee) the use and possession of lands, buildings, property, etc. for a specified… …

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  • 3lease — lease; lease·less; lease·man; re·lease·ment; re·lease; sub·lease; …

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  • 4Lease — (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.] 1. To grant to another by lease the… …

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  • 5Lease — (l[=e]s), n. [Cf. OF. lais. See {Lease}, v. t.] 1. The temporary transfer of a possession to another person in return for a fee or other valuable consideration paid for the transfer; especially, A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or… …

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  • 6Lease — steht für: einen Vorgang beim Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ein Rechtsinstitut im common law, siehe Landlord and tenant law Lease ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Rex Lease (1903–1966), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Siehe auch:… …

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  • 7lease — ► NOUN ▪ a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, in return for payment. ► VERB ▪ let or rent on lease. ● a new lease of life Cf. ↑a new lease of life DERIVATIVES leasable ad …

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  • 8Lease — (l[=e]z), v. i. [AS. lesan to gather; akin to D. lezen to gather, read, G. lesen, Goth. lisan to gather; cf. Lith lesti to peck.] To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9lease–up — n: the act or practice of finding or acquiring tenants Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 10Lease — (engl., spr. Lihs), 1) Verpachtung, Pachtgeld; 2) Pachtgeld von Gütern od. Grund u. Boden auf eine gewisse Zeit, um auf 99 Jahre Häuser darauf zu bauen, daher Leaseholder, so v.w. Pächter …

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