lease

lease
{{11}}lease (n.) late 14c., "legal contract conveying property, usually for a fixed period of time and with a fixed compensation," from Anglo-Fr. les (late 13c.), from lesser "to let, let go," from O.Fr. laissier "to let, allow, permit; bequeath, leave," from L. laxare "loosen, open, make wide," from laxus "loose" (see LAX (Cf. lax)). Modern French equivalent legs is altered by erroneous derivation from L. legatum "bequest, legacy."
{{12}}lease (v.) late 15c., "to take a lease," from Anglo-Fr. lesser, O.Fr. laissier "to let, leave" (see LEASE (Cf. lease) (n.). Related: Leased; leasing. Lessor, lessee in contract language preserves the Anglo-French form.

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  • lease — 1 / lēs/ n [Anglo French les, from lesser to grant by lease, from Old French laisser to let go, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack] 1 a: a contract by which an owner of property conveys exclusive possession, control, use, or enjoyment… …   Law dictionary

  • lease — [lēs] n. [ME leas < Anglo Fr les < OFr lais < laissier: see LEASH] 1. a contract by which one party (landlord, or lessor) gives to another (tenant, or lessee) the use and possession of lands, buildings, property, etc. for a specified… …   English World dictionary

  • lease — lease; lease·less; lease·man; re·lease·ment; re·lease; sub·lease; …   English syllables

  • Lease — (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.] 1. To grant to another by lease the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lease — (l[=e]s), n. [Cf. OF. lais. See {Lease}, v. t.] 1. The temporary transfer of a possession to another person in return for a fee or other valuable consideration paid for the transfer; especially, A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • lease — ► NOUN ▪ a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, in return for payment. ► VERB ▪ let or rent on lease. ● a new lease of life Cf. ↑a new lease of life DERIVATIVES leasable ad …   English terms dictionary

  • Lease — (l[=e]z), v. i. [AS. lesan to gather; akin to D. lezen to gather, read, G. lesen, Goth. lisan to gather; cf. Lith lesti to peck.] To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lease–up — n: the act or practice of finding or acquiring tenants Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Lease — (engl., spr. Lihs), 1) Verpachtung, Pachtgeld; 2) Pachtgeld von Gütern od. Grund u. Boden auf eine gewisse Zeit, um auf 99 Jahre Häuser darauf zu bauen, daher Leaseholder, so v.w. Pächter …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lease — Lease, Verpachtung einer Eisenbahn, meist auf eine Zeit von 99 oder 999 Jahren, ist eine in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika häufig vorkommende Form einer verschleierten Verschmelzung von Eisenbahngesellschaften. Die volle, tatsächliche und… …   Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens

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