lease

Meanings

Plural: leases

Noun

property that is leased or rented out or let
a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.
The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
The document containing such a contract or deed.
The period of such an interest.
The temporary assignment of an IP address to a networked device.
An open pasture or common.
The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

Verb

let for money
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
engage for service under a term of contract
To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.
To hold a lease as a tenant.
To assign a temporary IP address to (a networked device).
To accept such an assignment of (an IP address).
To gather.
To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
To glean.
To glean, gather up leavings.
To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.
To release; let go; unloose.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 5

lease is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lease is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lease is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

lease is a valid Words With Friends word