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- [lees]
- /lis/
- /liːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lees]
- /lis/
Definitions of lease word
- noun lease a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods. 1
- noun lease the order of drawing in the warp ends. 1
- verb with object lease to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, etc.) to another, usually for compensation at a fixed rate; let: She plans to lease her apartment to a friend. 1
- verb with object lease to take or hold by lease: He leased the farm from the sheriff. 1
- verb without object lease to grant a lease; let or rent: to lease at a lower rental. 1
- idioms lease a new lease on life, a chance to improve one's situation or to live longer or more happily: Plastic surgery gave him a new lease on life. 1
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Origin of lease
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English les < Anglo-French (equivalent to Old French lais, French legs legacy), noun derivative of lesser to lease, literally, let go (equivalent to Old French laissier) < Latin laxāre to release, let go. See lax
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Parts of speech for Lease
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lease popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lease usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lease
verb lease
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- loan — a country lane; secondary road.
- let — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- sublet — to sublease.
noun lease
- tenancy — a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
Antonyms for lease
verb lease
- sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
noun lease
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- takeover — the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
- possessorship — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
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