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lease

(lēs)

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

1. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.

2. To get or hold by such a contract.

Idiom:

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)

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)

(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.

Lease, Lece

three; a quantity of thread.

Examples: lease of fish; of hares; of thread, 1391.

lease

Past participle: leased
Gerund: leasing

Imperative
lease
lease

Present
I lease
you lease
he/she/it leases
we lease
you lease
they lease

Preterite
I leased
you leased
he/she/it leased
we leased
you leased
they leased

Present Continuous
I am leasing
you are leasing
he/she/it is leasing
we are leasing
you are leasing
they are leasing

Present Perfect
I have leased
you have leased
he/she/it has leased
we have leased
you have leased
they have leased

Past Continuous
I was leasing
you were leasing
he/she/it was leasing
we were leasing
you were leasing
they were leasing

Past Perfect
I had leased
you had leased
he/she/it had leased
we had leased
you had leased
they had leased

Future
I will lease
you will lease
he/she/it will lease
we will lease
you will lease
they will lease

Future Perfect
I will have leased
you will have leased
he/she/it will have leased
we will have leased
you will have leased
they will have leased

Future Continuous
I will be leasing
you will be leasing
he/she/it will be leasing
we will be leasing
you will be leasing
they will be leasing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been leasing
you have been leasing
he/she/it has been leasing
we have been leasing
you have been leasing
they have been leasing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been leasing
you will have been leasing
he/she/it will have been leasing
we will have been leasing
you will have been leasing
they will have been leasing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been leasing
you had been leasing
he/she/it had been leasing
we had been leasing
you had been leasing
they had been leasing

Conditional
I would lease
you would lease
he/she/it would lease
we would lease
you would lease
they would lease

Past Conditional
I would have leased
you would have leased
he/she/it would have leased
we would have leased
you would have leased
they would have leased

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Noun	1.	lease - property that is leased or rented out or let letting, rental 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" sublease, sublet - a lease from one lessee to another
	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 term of a contract 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" rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	2.	lease - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services charter, hire, rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	3.	lease - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" rent, let 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" sublease, sublet - lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer"
	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?" charter, hire, rent, engage, take acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

lease

verb hire, rent, let, loan, charter, rent out, hire out He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment.

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lease

verb

1. To give temporary use of in return for payment:

hire (out), let, rent.

2. To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee:

charter, hire, rent.

Translations

عَقْد إيجارعَقْدُ الإِيجَارِ يُؤَجِّريُؤَجِّر، يَسْتأجِر

nájemní smlouvanajmout sipronajmout (si)

lejelejemål

pachten vermieten Mietvertrag Pacht mieten

εκμισθώνω μισθωτήριο

arrendar arriendo contrato de arrendamiento usufructo

vuokrasopimusvuokrata

bail louer

zakupzakupiti

bérbe veszhaszonbérlet

leigusamningurtaka á leigu; leigja út

affittare locazione noleggiare prendere in affitto prospettive di vita migliore

賃貸借する賃貸借契約

임대(임차)하다임대차계약

išperkamoji nuomaišperkamosios nuomos sutartisnuomotinuomotis

iznomātnomanomas laiksnomas līgumsnomāšana

lease leasen

bygselbrev bygsle leie leiekontrakt

dzierżawa wziąć w dzierżawę

arrendamento arrendar

аренда сдавать сдавать в аренду

nájomná zmluva

hyrahyreskontrakt

เช่าสัญญาเช่า

kiralamakkira ile tutmakkira sözleşmesikira sözleşmesi/kontratı

cho thuêhợp đồng cho thuê

出租租借租期租约

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

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

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lease

[ˈliːs]

(= legal agreement, contract) (on property) → bail m
a ten-year lease → un bail de 10 ans

(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

to give sb a new lease of life (British) to give sb a new lease on life (US) → donner à qn un nouveau souffle
The operation has given me a new lease of life → L'opération m'a donné un nouveau souffle.

modif
lease payment (on property) → loyer m; (for car, boat) → traite f
a lease agreement (for property) → un bail, un contrat de bail
She has signed a lease agreement for a New york apartment → Elle a signé un bail or un contrat de bail sur un appartement newyorkais.

vt [+ property] → louer à bail; [+ car] → louer
to lease sth to sb → louer qch à qn
She hopes to lease the building to students → Elle espère louer l'immeuble à des étudiants.

lease back

vt sep → vendre en cession-bail

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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

leaseback

n → Verkauf und Rückmiete pl

attr arrangement → mit Rückvermietung an den Verkäufer

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

adv to buy a property lease → ein Objekt nt → mit Pachtvertrag kaufen

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

2. vt (take) → affittare, prendere in affitto; (give) (also lease out) → affittare, dare in affitto

lease back vt + adv → effettuare un lease-back inv

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.

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

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By the aid of cunning architects he had first blasted his harbour into shape, then built his hotels and pleasure-palaces, and then leased them to dependants of his who knew the right sort of people, and who knew that it was as much as their lease was worth to find accommodation for teetotal amateur photographers or wistful wandering Sunday-school treats.

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Philip's father was a surgeon in good practice, and his hospital appointments suggested an established position; so that it was a surprise on his sudden death from blood-poisoning to find that he had left his widow little more than his life insurance and what could be got for the lease of their house in Bruton Street.

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Balch was not required to pay a cent in advance, except his railway fare, and before he was many years older he had sold his lease for a handsome fortune of a quarter of a million dollars, honestly earned by his initiative and enterprise.

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I will not accept as the crown of my desires a block of buildings with tenements for the poor on a lease of a thousand years, and perhaps with a sign-board of a dentist hanging out.

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"Yes, in two or three years, when the lease expires.

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It was the last of the three lives for whose duration the house and premises were held under a lease; and it had long been coveted by the tenant-farmer for his regular labourers, who were stinted in cottage accommodation.

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I suppose I might almost class my devotion to English reviews among my literary passions, but it was of very short lease, not beyond a year or two at the most.

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Why, I say you may do as you like about giving up any o' your corn-land afore your lease is up, which it won't be for a year come next Michaelmas, but I'll not consent to take more dairy work into my hands, either for love or money; and there's nayther love nor money here, as I can see, on'y other folks's love o' theirselves, and the money as is to go into other folks's pockets.

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An earthly despotism would be the absolutely perfect earthly government, if the conditions were the same, namely, the despot the perfectest individual of the human race, and his lease of life perpetual.

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You will not think of quitting it in a hurry, I hope, though you have but a short lease."

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"It is a prison," said he, "but a traveling prison; and, with the right of putting my nose to the window, I could well stand a lease of a hundred years.

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I offered to pay them for cancelling the lease; they demanded 6,000 francs.

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