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lease - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lease' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lease [ v. i.]
- To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
2 . Lease [ v. t.]
- To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with out.
- To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner.
- A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a specified rent or compensation.
- The contract for such letting.
- Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.

Meaning of 'lease' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lease [ v]
Meaning (1):
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
Example in sentence:
  • I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners
Meaning (2):
- engage for service under a term of contract
Example in sentence:
  • Let's rent a car;
  • Shall we take a guide in Rome?;
  • We took an apartment on a quiet street
Meaning (3):
- let for money
Example in sentence:
  • We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad