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[liːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment
(e.g: a six-month lease on a shop)
Phrases:
- a new lease of life
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’
[liːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- grant (property) on lease; let
(e.g: she leased the site to a local company)
Phrases:
- a new lease of life
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’
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