lease
verb/liːs/
/liːs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lease | /liːs/ /liːs/ |
| he / she / it leases | /ˈliːsɪz/ /ˈliːsɪz/ |
| past simple leased | /liːst/ /liːst/ |
| past participle leased | /liːst/ /liːst/ |
| -ing form leasing | /ˈliːsɪŋ/ /ˈliːsɪŋ/ |
- to use or let somebody use something, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment synonym rent
- lease something We lease all our computer equipment.
- This page will explain why you should lease your next car, and why it can be suitable for you.
- lease something from somebody They lease the land from a local farmer.
- lease somebody something A local farmer leased them the land.
- lease something (out) (to somebody) Parts of the building are leased out to tenants.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’.
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