lease

B2
Pronunciation
/liːs/
/liːs/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

An open pasture or common.

2 Definition

A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent.

3 Definition

The period of such a contract.

4 Definition

A leasehold.

5 Definition

The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

(chiefly dialectal) To gather.

2 Definition

(chiefly dialectal) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.

3 Definition

(chiefly dialectal) To glean.

4 Definition

(chiefly dialectal) To glean, gather up leavings.

5 Definition

To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.

6 Definition

To release; let go; unloose.

7 Definition

To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (or leasehold) from the owner (or freeholder).

8 Definition

To take or hold by lease.

9 Definition

To grant a lease; to let or rent.