lease — OET · Shobdo

lease

noun

they were able to acquire a 15-year lease on a factory:

leasehold, rental agreement, hire agreement, charter, contract;

rental, tenancy, tenure, booking;

period of occupancy, period of occupation.

▷antonyms freehold.

verb

1 the film crew leased a large hangar and used it as their headquarters:

rent, hire, charter, engage, take, borrow, pay for the use of.

▷antonyms buy.

2 they leased the mill to a reputable family:

rent out, rent, hire, hire out, sublet, sublease, farm out, charge for the use of;

British let, let out.

▷antonyms sell.

lease Oxford Dictionary of English