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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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