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Meaning of Lease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
liːs

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
    formal
  3. An open pasture or common.
    dialectal
  4. The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.
    dialectal
  5. An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.
  6. The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
  7. The document containing such a contract or deed.
  8. The period of such an interest.
  9. The temporary assignment of an IP address to a networked device.

Equivalents

العربية الإيجار
Azərbaycanca kirayə
Čeština pacht
Deutsch Bestand Pacht
Gàidhlig gabhail
हिन्दी पट्टा
Bahasa Indonesia sewa guna usaha
日本語 リース 賃貸
ქართული იჯარა
한국어 임대
Latina locatum
Nederlands lease pacht
Shqip hua
Svenska hyreskontrakt
Українська оренда

Examples

“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date:”
“Since as a child I used to lie Upon the leaze and watch the sky, Never, I own, expected I That life would all be fair.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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