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lease

 
Noun lease has 3 senses
  1. lease, rental, letting - property that is leased or rented out or let
    --1 is a kind of property, belongings, holding, material possession
    --1 has particulars:
     car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive; sublease, sublet
    Derived forms: verb lease3, verb lease1
  2. lease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
    --2 is a kind of
    contract
    Derived forms: verb lease4, verb lease3, verb lease2, verb lease1
  3. lease, term of a contract - the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
    --3 is a kind of time period, period of time, period
    Derived forms: verb lease4, verb lease3, verb lease2, verb lease1
Verb lease has 4 senses
  1. rent, lease - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
    --1 is one way to contract, undertake
    Derived forms: noun lease3, noun lease2, noun lease1, noun lessee1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  2. rent, hire, charter, lease - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
    --2 is one way to contract, undertake
    Derived forms: noun lease3, noun lease2, noun lessee1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  3. lease, let, rent - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
    --3 is one way to give
    Derived forms: noun lease1, noun lease2, noun lease3
    Sample sentences:
    They lease cars to the tourists
    They lease the tourists their cars
  4. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
    --4 is one way to get, acquire
    Derived forms: noun lease3, noun lease2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
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