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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
lease
lease [lease leases leased leasing] noun, verb BrE [liːs] NAmE [liːs] noun a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent •to take out a lease on a house •The lease expires/runs out next year. •Under the terms of the lease, you have to pay maintenance charges. Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’. Collocations: Moving house Renting live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property Being a landlord have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property collect/increase/raise the rent evict the existing tenants attract/find new/prospective tenants invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market Buying buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan (struggle to) pay the mortgage make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house Selling put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction increase/lower your price/the asking price have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. Example Bank: •He took a lease of the premises. •She has taken out a new ten-year lease on the building. •The club has a 20-year lease on the property. •The company holds the building on a long lease. •The lease runs from April 19. •They have a lease with five years to run. •They moved out and the lease was surrendered. •Under the new lease, the rent would go up. •a new clause in the lease Idiom: ↑lease of life Derived Word: ↑leasing verb to use or let sb use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment Syn: ↑rent •~ sth We lease all our computer equipment. •~ sth from sb They lease the land from a local farmer. •~ sb sth A local farmer leased them the land. •~ sth (out) (to sb) Parts of the building are leased out to tenants. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’. See also: ↑lease on life
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