lease

noun

the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

property that is leased or rented out or let

verb

engage for service under a term of contract

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

hold under a lease or rental agreement

let for money

Roots

laxusleas- · Latin · loosen, let go

Synonyms for lease

rentn rentaladj underlease subrentadj subleasen leaseholdn subletv undertenancyadj hirev tenancyn underlet chartern

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Where does lease come from?

The word lease breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root leas-, from Latin laxus (“loosen, let go”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.