lease

Word family adjectiveleasablenounleaserleasebackleaseholdleaseholderleasinglease

Related topics: Law

lease1 /liːs/ noun [countableC]

1 SCLBORROWa legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rent 〔房子、汽车等的〕租约，租契

lease on

They took out a lease on a seven-acre field.

他们租下了一块七英亩的土地。

The landlord refused to renew his lease.

房东拒绝和他续签租约。

The 99-year lease expired in 1999.

99年期的租约于1999年到期。

Do you understand all the terms of the lease?

租约条款你都理解吗？

2 a new lease of life especially British EnglishBrE, a new lease on life American English

a) IMPROVEif something has a new lease of life, it is changed or repaired so that it can continue 〔某物经改装或修理后的〕延续使用寿命

Historic buildings can have a new lease of life through conversion.

历史建筑通过改建可以获得新生。

b) HEALTHYif someone has a new lease of life, they become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired 〔某人〕重获的健康[幸福]

an operation to give her a new lease of life

使她重获新生的一次手术

Examples from the Corpus

a new lease of life• Now they are aiming for a new lease of life and further development.• The Chelsea goalkeeper has found a new lease of life at Grimsby since joining them on loan.• Male speaker It's absolutely wonderful - to be given a new lease of life. you're given a second chance.• The political controversy over the Habre affair has been given a new lease of life.• Clearly retirement has given Jean-Luc Sadourny a new lease of life.• For example, somebody may find that working from home injects their career with a new lease of life.• Artistic director Christopher Gable has injected it with a new lease of life and brought it to a completely different audience.• A re-style can provide locks with a new lease of life.

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

have/hold a lease

Who has the lease on the flat?

take (out) a lease (=start having a lease)

He took a seven-year lease on the place.

renew a lease (=keep a lease for a longer period of time)

The company decided not to renew the lease on the office.

grant somebody a lease (=let someone have a lease)

The landlord may grant a lease for a short or long period.

sign a lease (=agree to the legal details of a lease by signing it)

He refused to sign the new lease because the rent was too high.

a lease runs (=continues for a period of time)

The lease will run for 21 years.

a lease runs out (also a lease expires formal) (=it stops)

Their lease runs out in June.

adjectives

a short/short-term lease

These flats are let on short leases to students.

a long/long-term lease

We’re negotiating a long-term lease on the building.

a 20/30/40 etc year lease

The company has acquired the building on a 30-year lease.

the current/existing lease

The current lease still has 12 years to run.

lease + NOUN

a lease agreement

The organization has signed a lease agreement on a 50-acre site.

a lease payment

He is struggling to afford the lease payments on the office.

phrases

the terms of a lease (=the legal details of it)

Under the terms of the lease, the tenants have to pay for any repairs.

Examples from the Corpus

lease• The tenant holds under an agreement for a lease.• Tissington however, did not hold on to his lease for very long.• a six-month lease on an apartment• For example some leases require the expert to receive submissions or evidence from the parties.• That flexibility might involve the offer of a short-term agreement or a long-term lease with an appropriate break clause.• Secondly, the purchaser will require the surveyor to assess potential liabilities under repairing obligations in the lease and in particular for dilapidations.• Yaki, who was instrumental in negotiating the leases as an aide to Rep.

renew ... lease• He wanted a guarantee that he could renew the lease on expiry.• A typical instance where a solicitor is needed is renewing the lease at the end of the tenancy.• The landlord had not renewed Elgaen's lease, and he couldn't find a favorable north-end location in time.

lease2 verb [transitiveT]

1 BORROWLENDto use a building, car etc under a lease 租用，租借

I’m interested in leasing your cottage.

我有兴趣租下你的小屋。

lease something from somebody

They lease the site from the council.

他们向市政会租来这块场地。

2 (also lease out) to let someone use a building, car etc under a lease 出租

lease something to somebody

The building was leased to a health club.

这幢大楼租给了一个健身俱乐部。

Examples from the Corpus

lease• Lansing and Friedkin were leasing a four-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot house in the Beverly Hills area, sources say.• We lease all our computers.• The building is actually owned by the government -- we're leasing it from them.• The company plans to sell or lease its remaining stores to other supermarkets.• Councils and housing associations will be allowed to lease or buy empty homes in order to provide accommodation for homeless people.• He turned the beef holding into a dairy farm and soon began expanding by leasing other dairy farms all over Ireland.• It would work out cheaper overall to lease the computers for the project.• A further source of income could be obtained from leasing the considerable shooting and fishing rights that belonged to the farm.• The Cider Press Company leases the machinery and buildings for $1000 a month.• Internet start-ups are being helped by companies willing to lease them Web servers and space.• The aircraft had been leased to a Nigerian airline.

lease something to somebody• They decided to lease the building to another company.

From Longman Business Dictionary

leaselease1 /liːs/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE

1if you lease something to someone, you give them the right to use it for a particular period of time in return for payment

lease somebody something

The local authority leased him the property.

lease something to somebody

AT&T leased the building to Sony and said it would find cheaper space elsewhere.

lease something out (to somebody)

We lease the land out to the forestry people.

2if you lease something from someone, you pay them to let you use it for a particular period of time

lease something from somebody

All its scientific equipment is leased from another company.

→ see also sublease, sublet

leaselease2 noun [countableC]LAW

a legal contract that allows a person or organization to make payments to use something for a particular period of time

The initialterm of the lease (=the time that it lasts) is 10 years, with three additional 10-year renewal options.

The company leases cars to corporate fleets and then sells them when the leases expire (=end).

→ aircraft lease → building lease → car lease → derivative lease → dry lease → equipment lease → finance lease → operating lease → repairing lease → store lease → wet lease

Origin lease2

(1300-1400) Anglo-French lesser, from Old French laissier “to let go”, from Latin laxare; → LAXATIVE

单词	lease
释义	lease Word family adjectiveleasablenounleaserleasebackleaseholdleaseholderleasinglease Related topics: Law lease1 /liːs/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 SCLBORROWa legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rent 〔房子、汽车等的〕租约，租契 lease on They took out a lease on a seven-acre field. 他们租下了一块七英亩的土地。 The landlord refused to renew his lease. 房东拒绝和他续签租约。 The 99-year lease expired in 1999. 99年期的租约于1999年到期。 Do you understand all the terms of the lease? 租约条款你都理解吗？ 2 a new lease of life especially British EnglishBrE, a new lease on life American English a) IMPROVEif something has a new lease of life, it is changed or repaired so that it can continue 〔某物经改装或修理后的〕延续使用寿命 Historic buildings can have a new lease of life through conversion. 历史建筑通过改建可以获得新生。 b) HEALTHYif someone has a new lease of life, they become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired 〔某人〕重获的健康[幸福] an operation to give her a new lease of life 使她重获新生的一次手术 Examples from the Corpus a new lease of life• Now they are aiming for a new lease of life and further development.• The Chelsea goalkeeper has found a new lease of life at Grimsby since joining them on loan.• Male speaker It's absolutely wonderful - to be given a new lease of life. you're given a second chance.• The political controversy over the Habre affair has been given a new lease of life.• Clearly retirement has given Jean-Luc Sadourny a new lease of life.• For example, somebody may find that working from home injects their career with a new lease of life.• Artistic director Christopher Gable has injected it with a new lease of life and brought it to a completely different audience.• A re-style can provide locks with a new lease of life. n COLLOCATIONS verbs have/hold a lease Who has the lease on the flat? take (out) a lease (=start having a lease) He took a seven-year lease on the place. renew a lease (=keep a lease for a longer period of time) The company decided not to renew the lease on the office. grant somebody a lease (=let someone have a lease) The landlord may grant a lease for a short or long period. sign a lease (=agree to the legal details of a lease by signing it) He refused to sign the new lease because the rent was too high. a lease runs (=continues for a period of time) The lease will run for 21 years. a lease runs out (also a lease expires formal) (=it stops) Their lease runs out in June. adjectives a short/short-term lease These flats are let on short leases to students. a long/long-term lease We’re negotiating a long-term lease on the building. a 20/30/40 etc year lease The company has acquired the building on a 30-year lease. the current/existing lease The current lease still has 12 years to run. lease + NOUN a lease agreement The organization has signed a lease agreement on a 50-acre site. a lease payment He is struggling to afford the lease payments on the office. phrases the terms of a lease (=the legal details of it) Under the terms of the lease, the tenants have to pay for any repairs. Examples from the Corpus lease• The tenant holds under an agreement for a lease.• Tissington however, did not hold on to his lease for very long.• a six-month lease on an apartment• For example some leases require the expert to receive submissions or evidence from the parties.• That flexibility might involve the offer of a short-term agreement or a long-term lease with an appropriate break clause.• Secondly, the purchaser will require the surveyor to assess potential liabilities under repairing obligations in the lease and in particular for dilapidations.• Yaki, who was instrumental in negotiating the leases as an aide to Rep. renew ... lease• He wanted a guarantee that he could renew the lease on expiry.• A typical instance where a solicitor is needed is renewing the lease at the end of the tenancy.• The landlord had not renewed Elgaen's lease, and he couldn't find a favorable north-end location in time. lease2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 1 BORROWLENDto use a building, car etc under a lease 租用，租借 I’m interested in leasing your cottage. 我有兴趣租下你的小屋。 lease something from somebody They lease the site from the council. 他们向市政会租来这块场地。 2 (also lease out) to let someone use a building, car etc under a lease 出租 lease something to somebody The building was leased to a health club. 这幢大楼租给了一个健身俱乐部。 Examples from the Corpus lease• Lansing and Friedkin were leasing a four-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot house in the Beverly Hills area, sources say.• We lease all our computers.• The building is actually owned by the government -- we're leasing it from them.• The company plans to sell or lease its remaining stores to other supermarkets.• Councils and housing associations will be allowed to lease or buy empty homes in order to provide accommodation for homeless people.• He turned the beef holding into a dairy farm and soon began expanding by leasing other dairy farms all over Ireland.• It would work out cheaper overall to lease the computers for the project.• A further source of income could be obtained from leasing the considerable shooting and fishing rights that belonged to the farm.• The Cider Press Company leases the machinery and buildings for $1000 a month.• Internet start-ups are being helped by companies willing to lease them Web servers and space.• The aircraft had been leased to a Nigerian airline. lease something to somebody• They decided to lease the building to another company. From Longman Business Dictionary leaselease1 /liːs/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE 1if you lease something to someone, you give them the right to use it for a particular period of time in return for payment lease somebody something The local authority leased him the property. lease something to somebody AT&T leased the building to Sony and said it would find cheaper space elsewhere. lease something out (to somebody) We lease the land out to the forestry people. 2if you lease something from someone, you pay them to let you use it for a particular period of time lease something from somebody All its scientific equipment is leased from another company. → see also sublease, sublet leaselease2 noun [countableC]LAW a legal contract that allows a person or organization to make payments to use something for a particular period of time The initialterm of the lease (=the time that it lasts) is 10 years, with three additional 10-year renewal options. The company leases cars to corporate fleets and then sells them when the leases expire (=end). → aircraft lease → building lease → car lease → derivative lease → dry lease → equipment lease → finance lease → operating lease → repairing lease → store lease → wet lease Origin lease2 (1300-1400) Anglo-French lesser, from Old French laissier “to let go”, from Latin laxare; → LAXATIVE
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