Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry lease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
dry lease
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leasing agreement where an aircraft is provided without any additional services like crew, maintenance, or insurance.

Etymology

From wet + lease. The origin is uncertain, but it is widely believed that the term dry refers to the exclusion of fuel in the lease agreement.

Inflected Forms

dry leases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wet lease

Questions

What does dry lease mean?
A leasing agreement where an aircraft is provided without any additional services like crew, maintenance, or insurance.
Where does dry lease come from?
From wet + lease. The origin is uncertain, but it is widely believed that the term dry refers to the exclusion of fuel in the lease agreement.

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