🏠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?

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to select one option from a range of possibilities
to begin to be; to develop into
to pretend or fake; to give a false appearance of

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