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Definition of 'lease'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lesen, from (etyl) .
Verb
( leas)
(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.
- (Dryden)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) leas, lees, les, from (etyl) . More at (l).
Adjective
(en-adj)
false; lying; deceptive
Related terms
* (l)
Etymology 3
From (etyl) .
Verb
(leas)
To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.
Etymology 4
From (etyl) lese, from (etyl) . See also (l).
Alternative forms
* (l)
Noun
( en-noun)
an open pasture or common
*1928 , Thomas Hardy, He Never Expected Much :
*:Since as a child I used to lie
*:Upon the leaze and watch the sky,
*:Never, I own, expected I
*:That life would all be fair.
Etymology 5
From (etyl) lesen, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)
Verb
(leas)
To release; let go; unloose.
Etymology 6
From (etyl) . More at (l).
Verb
(leas)
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
( en-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
Related terms
* lessor, lessee
Etymology 7
From (leash)
Noun
The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.
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