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lease

/liːs/
Meanings
  • noun

    An agreement between a landlord and a tenant, giving the tenant the right to occupy a property for a specified period and usually in exchange for a periodic payment.

    - "He signed a lease on a new apartment last month."
    - "The commercial property was leased to a large corporation."
Pronunciation
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with lease
cheese , ease , please , sneeze
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. lease (English) : To give or rent out (a property) under a lease

  2. lease (Scots) : A loan or credit

Variants
List of all variants of lease that leads to same result
lease , leases , leasable , leased , leasing , lend-lease , lend-leased , lend-leases , lend-leasing , re-lease , re-leased , re-leases , re-leasing , a new lease on life
Forms
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leases, leasing, leased, leasable

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally from Old French 'lest', meaning 'loan' or 'pledge'. Over time, the term evolved to refer specifically to rental agreements.

Trivia
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  1. The longest lease on record was granted by Henry III of England in 1230, which lasted for 2,000 years.

  2. In the United States, leases are typically governed by state law, with some states having more landlord-friendly laws and others more tenant-friendly laws.

Related Concepts
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  1. rental agreement: A legally binding agreement between a landlord and a tenant, outlining the terms and conditions of the tenancy.

  2. property management: The process of managing and maintaining real property for others, including leasing and renting out property.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'lease' has been used to describe various types of agreements, including leases of land, leases of buildings, and leases of intellectual property. In music, there are songs titled 'Lease' or that use the term in their lyrics.

How to Memorize "lease"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a contract being signed between a landlord and a tenant.
    - Visualize the keys being exchanged and the tenant moving into the property.

  2. associate

    - Associate the term 'lease' with the idea of renting or leasing something.
    - Think of a landlord and a tenant signing an agreement.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Landlord Lends To Tenant' to remember the meaning of lease.

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