🏠lease

verb
/liːs/

Meaning

to rent property or equipment for a specified period
a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment

Example Sentences

They decided to lease a car for the vacation.

They signed a two-year lease for the apartment.

Synonyms

rent, hire, charter, rental agreement, contract, tenancy
Entry 1
rent, hire, charter
Entry 2
rental agreement, contract, tenancy

Antonyms

buy, purchase, own, ownership
Entry 1
buy, purchase, own
Entry 2
ownership, purchase

Collocations

lease agreement, car lease, long-term lease, lease payment, lease out, sign a lease, lease term
Entry 1
lease agreement, car lease, long-term lease, lease payment, lease out
Entry 2
sign a lease, lease agreement, lease term

More Example Sentences

Assist me with this, please.

Could you open the door, please?

Lend me a hand with this, please.

Could you close the door, please?

I am pleased with your achievement.

Would you mind closing the door, please?

Would you mind giving me a lift, please?

Would you mind turning on the AC, please?

Would you mind turning off the AC, please?

Would you mind turning down the AC, please?

Related Vocabularies

to cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination; to transmit
To fail to care for or give proper attention to something or someone.
To grow, advance, or create something over time.
to freely transfer something to someone
To call out to attract attention or to praise enthusiastically.
to put something into something else

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