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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lease \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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lease \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 possession of, as of
        lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise;
        as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes
        with out.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There were some [houses] that were leased out for
              three lives.                          --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant
        leases his land from the owner.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lease \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 hereditaments to another for life,
        for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest
        than that which the lessor has in the property, usually
        for a specified rent or compensation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The contract for such letting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such
        a tenure holds good; allotted time.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our high-placed Macbeth
              Shall live the lease of nature.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Lease and release a mode of conveyance of freehold estates,
        formerly common in England and in New York. its place is
        now supplied by a simple deed of grant. --Burrill.
        --Warren's Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,
     F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +
     cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]
     1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
        [Obs.] ``I it you record.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They longed to see the day, to hear the lark
              Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.
                                                    --Fairfax.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to
        printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to
        write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose
        of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to
        enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to
        record historical events.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those things that are recorded of him . . . are
              written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.
                                                    42.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy
        of the same entered in the records of the office
        designated by law, for the information of the public.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lease \Lease\, n. [Cf. OF. lais. See Lease, v. t.]
     1. A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments
        to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or
        for any less interest than that which the lessor has in
        the property, usually for a specified rent or
        compensation.
  
     2. The contract for such letting.
  
     3. Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such
        a tenure holds good; allotted time.
  
              Our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of
              nature.                               --Shak.
  
     Lease and release a mode of conveyance of freehold estates,
        formerly common in England and in New York. its place is
        now supplied by a simple deed of grant. --Burrill.
        --Warren's Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lease \Lease\, 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lease \Lease\, 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 possession of, as of
        lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise;
        as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes
        with out.
  
              There were some [houses] that were leased out for
              three lives.                          --Addison.
  
     2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant
        leases his land from the owner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,
     F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +
     cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]
     1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
        [Obs.] ``I it you record.'' --Chaucer.
  
     2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
  
              They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record
              her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax.
  
     3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to
        printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to
        write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose
        of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to
        enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to
        record historical events.
  
              Those things that are recorded of him . . . are
              written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.
                                                    42.
  
     To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy
        of the same entered in the records of the office
        designated by law, for the information of the public.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lease
       n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: rental,
             letting]
       2: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a
          specified time for a specified payment
       3: the period of time during which a contract conveying
          property to a person is in effect [syn: term of a
          contract]
       v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
            were abroad" [syn: rent]
       2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
          services [syn: rent, hire, charter]
       3: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
          leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: let,
           rent]
       4: 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?" [syn: rent, hire, charter,
           engage, take]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η ενοικίαση, η μίσθωση
     2 (ετ νομική en) το ενοικιαστήριο, η μίσθωση (σύμβαση ή συμφωνία)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (ετικ ανεπίσημο μτβ Αγγλικά) νοικιάζω από κάποιον (αυτοκίνητο,
  σπίτι, κ.λπ.)
     2 (ετικ επίσημο νομική μτβ γλ=en) νοικιάζω σε κάποιον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm les)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm les)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or
  occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
     2 An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or
  boat.
     3 The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
     4 The document containing such a contract or deed.
     5 The period of such an interest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive formal law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to
  let.
     2 (lb en transitive informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To glean.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about;
  slander; calumniate.
     alt.
     An open pasture or common.
     n.
     An open pasture or common.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     n.
     The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Lease
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     n.
     1 (lb en formal law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or
  occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
     2 An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or
  boat.
     3 The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
     4 The document containing such a contract or deed.
     5 The period of such an interest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive formal law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to
  let.
     2 (lb en transitive informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To glean.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about;
  slander; calumniate.
     alt.
     An open pasture or common.
     n.
     An open pasture or common.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     n.
     The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Lease
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -lease
     Middle English suf.
     (alt form enm -les)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm les)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm les)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or
  occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
     2 An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or
  boat.
     3 The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
     4 The document containing such a contract or deed.
     5 The period of such an interest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive formal law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to
  let.
     2 (lb en transitive informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To glean.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about;
  slander; calumniate.
     alt.
     An open pasture or common.
     n.
     An open pasture or common.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     n.
     The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Lease
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -lease
     Middle English suf.
     (alt form enm -les)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm les)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm les)
     n.
     1 (lb en formal law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or
  occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
     2 An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or
  boat.
     3 The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
     4 The document containing such a contract or deed.
     5 The period of such an interest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive formal law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to
  let.
     2 (lb en transitive informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To glean.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about;
  slander; calumniate.
     alt.
     An open pasture or common.
     n.
     An open pasture or common.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.
     n.
     The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Lease
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Englanti n.
     vuokra, vuokrasopimus, vuokraus
     Englanti vb.
     antaa vuokralle, vuokrata, liisata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lease
     Engelska n.
     arrende, uthyrande
     Engelska vb.
     1 arrendera, hyra
     2 hyra ut

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lease /lˈiːs/
  الإيجار

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lease //liːs// 
  аренда
  contract granting use or occupation of property

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lease //liːs// 
  арендовам
  to operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract