lease

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• Rhymes: -iːs

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to lease (third-person singular simple present leases, present participle leasing, simple past and past participle leased)

1. (transitive) To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (or leasehold) from the owner (or freeholder).
2. (transitive, obsolete) To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.

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[edit] Noun

lease (plural leases)

1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent
2. The period of such a contract
3. A leasehold

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• German: Pacht de(de) f.
• Greek: σύμβαση μίσθωσης, μισθωτήριο, εκμίσθωση f.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeels
• easel