Definitions of lease
-
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.
-
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
grant
possession
for
a
certain
time
by
a
written
contract;
as,
an
owner
leases
a
house
to
a
tenant;
take
possession
of
by
contract;
as,
a
tenant
leases
a
house
from
the
owner.
-
To
let
for
a
term
of
years:-
pr.
p.
leasing;
pa.
t.
and
pa.
p.
leased.
-
To
grant
or
obtain
use
of
by
lease.
-
To
gather
what
harvesters
have
left
behind;
to
glean.
-
grant
use
or
occupation
of
under
a
term
of
contract; "
I
am
leasing
my
country
estate
to
some
foreigners"
-
let
for
money;
of
housing
-
let
for
money; "
We
rented
our
apartment
to
friends
while
we
were
abroad"
-
An
oral
or
written
agreement (
a
contract)
between
two
people
concerning
the
use
by
one
of
the
property
of
the
other.
A
person
can
lease
real
estate (
such
as
an
apartment
or
business
property)
or
personal
property (
such
as
a
car
or
a
boat).
A
lease
should
cover
basic
issues
such
as
when
the
lease
will
begin
and
end,
the
rent
or
other
costs,
how
payments
should
be
made,
and
any
restrictions
on
the
use
of
the
property.
The
property
owner
is
often
called
the "
lessor,"
and
the
person
using
the
property
is
called
the "
lessee."
-
Let
or
hold
on
lease.
-
a
contract
granting
use
or
occupation
of
property
during
a
specified
time
for
a
specified
payment
-
A
written
contract
for
the
renting
of
land
or
buildings
for
a
certain
period
of
time;
the
time
for
which
a
property
is
rented.
-
A
letting
of
tenements
for
a
term
of
years:
the
contract
for
such
letting:
any
tenure.
-
A
letting
of
lands
or
tenements;
contract
of
such
letting.
-
A
letting
of
lands
or
houses
for
a
certain
number
of
years
on
certain
conditions
for
a
fixed
rent;
the
contract
of
such
letting.
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