Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lease

/liːs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
lease
IPA
/liːs/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

Formal

noun

An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.

noun

The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.

noun

The document containing such a contract or deed.

noun

The period of such an interest.

noun

Short for DHCP lease The temporary assignment of an IP address to a networked device.

verb

To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.

Formal; Transitive verb

verb

To hold a lease as a tenant; to rent.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *lesen, from Anglo-Norman *leser, Old French lesser, laisier (“to let, let go”), partly from Latin laxō (“to loose”) and partly from Old High German lāzan (“to let, let go, release”) (German lassen), cognate with Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, leave, rent”) whence let.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /liːs/
  • British English: /liːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

leases (plural) leases (present, singular) leasing (participle, present) leased (participle, past) leased (past) leaze (alternative)

Derived Forms

headlease leasee leasehand leasehold leaseholder leaseholding leaseless leasemonger lessee lessor prelease sublease

Phrases

ACMI lease crown lease DHCP lease dry lease head lease improving lease lease for lives lease line

Frequently Paired Words

lessor lessee

Synonyms

tenancy letting rental term of a contract rent hire charter engage take

Rhymes With

police release increase piece peace greece decrease cease luis vietnamese niece maurice

Questions

How do you pronounce lease?
The recorded pronunciation is /liːs/.
What does lease mean?
An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
Where does lease come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce lease

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