lease
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/liΛs/
English
Definitions
verb
- (chiefly dialectal) To gather.
- (chiefly dialectal) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
- (chiefly dialectal) To glean.
- (chiefly dialectal) To glean, gather up leavings.
verb
- To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.
noun
- An open pasture or common.
verb
- To release; let go; unloose.
noun
- A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent.
- The period of such a contract.
- A leasehold.
verb
- To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (or leasehold) from the owner (or freeholder).
- To take or hold by lease.
- To grant a lease; to let or rent.
noun
- The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.
Related words
Synonyms
rentlettingrentalcharterhiretakeletengageterm of a contractleaseholdlesseetenancyrentingtenantrentsleaseback