Take on lease
1take a lease — index rent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2lease — [lēs] n. [ME leas < Anglo Fr les < OFr lais < laissier: see LEASH] 1. a contract by which one party (landlord, or lessor) gives to another (tenant, or lessee) the use and possession of lands, buildings, property, etc. for a specified… …
3lease — I n. 1) to take a lease 2) to lose; renew a lease 3) to cancel a lease 4) mining; (off shore) oil leases 5) a lease expires, runs out 6) under (a) lease (to hold land under lease) 7) (misc.) a new lease of (BE), on (AE) life ( a new chance to… …
4lease — {{11}}lease (n.) late 14c., legal contract conveying property, usually for a fixed period of time and with a fixed compensation, from Anglo Fr. les (late 13c.), from lesser to let, let go, from O.Fr. laissier to let, allow, permit; bequeath,… …
5lease — n. & v. n. an agreement by which the owner of a building or land allows another to use it for a specified time, usu. in return for payment. v.tr. grant or take on lease. Phrases and idioms: a new lease of (US on) life a substantially improved… …
6lease on life — In BrE the idiom is take a new lease of life, whereas in AmE it is take a new lease on life …
7Lease — (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.] 1. To grant to another by lease the… …
8take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …
9take — [n] profit booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, holding, part, proceeds, receipts, return, returns, revenue, share, takings, yield; concept 344 Ant. debt, loss take [v1] get; help oneself to abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture …
10lease — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, long term ▪ short, short term ▪ ten year, etc. ▪ commercial …
