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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lease1 /liːs/ ●○○ noun [countable] 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 English, 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n COLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold a leaseWho 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.adjectivesa short/short-term leaseThese flats are let on short leases to students.a long/long-term leaseWe’re negotiating a long-term lease on the building.a 20/30/40 etc year leaseThe company has acquired the building on a 30-year lease.the current/existing leaseThe current lease still has 12 years to run.lease + NOUNa lease agreementThe organization has signed a lease agreement on a 50-acre site. a lease paymentHe is struggling to afford the lease payments on the office. phrasesthe 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 [transitive] 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。→ See Verb tableExamples 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 Dictionaryleaselease1 /liːs/ verb [transitive]COMMERCE1if you lease something to someone, you give them the right to use it for a particular period of time in return for paymentlease somebody somethingThe local authority leased him the property.lease something to somebodyAT&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 timelease something from somebodyAll its scientific equipment is leased from another company. → see also sublease, sublet→ See Verb tableleaselease2 noun [countable]LAW a legal contract that allows a person or organization to make payments to use something for a particular period of timeThe 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 leaseOrigin lease2 (1300-1400) Anglo-French lesser, from Old French laissier “to let go”, from Latin laxare; → LAXATIVElease1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1lease2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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lease1 /liːs/ 
noun [countable]
1. a legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rent
lease on
They took out a lease on a seven-acre field.
The landlord refused to renew his lease.
The 99-year lease expired in 1999.
Do you understand all the terms of the lease?
2. a new lease of life especially British English, a new lease on life American English
a. if something has a new lease of life, it is changed or repaired so that it can continue:
Historic buildings can have a new lease of life through conversion.
b. if someone has a new lease of life, they become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired:
an operation to give her a new lease of life
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▪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.
lease2 verb [transitive]
I’m interested in leasing your cottage.
lease something from somebody
They lease the site from the council.
2. (also lease out) to let someone use a building, car etc under a lease
lease something to somebody
The building was leased to a health club.
■ to pay money to use something
▪rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc: He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road. | They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.
▪hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time: Why don't we hire a van for the day? | You can hire suits for weddings.
▪lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time : They leased the offices from an American company. | The car is leased from BMW.
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noun [countable]1. a legal agreement which allows you to use a building, car etc for a period of time, in return for rent
lease on
2. a new lease of life especially British English, a new lease on life American English
a. if something has a new lease of life, it is changed or repaired so that it can continue:
b. if someone has a new lease of life, they become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired:
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verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: lesser, from Old French laissier 'to let go', from Latin laxare; ⇨ laxative
1. to use a building, car etc under a lease:Language: Anglo-French
Origin: lesser, from Old French laissier 'to let go', from Latin laxare; ⇨ laxative
lease something from somebody
2. (also lease out) to let someone use a building, car etc under a lease
lease something to somebody
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Renting 租房子
live in a rented/( rental propertyespecially
NAmE 住在租来的住所里 rent/share/move into a furnished house/( flat/BrE ( apartmentespecially
NAmE 租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 rent a studio/( a studio flat/BrE ( a studio apartment/especially
NAmE ( a bedsitBrE 租一个单间公寓 find/get a housemate/( a flatmate/BrE ( a roommateNAmE 找一个室友 sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 extend/renew/terminate the lease/( tenancyBrE 延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 afford/pay the rent/the bills/( the utilitiesNAmE 付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 ( especially
BrE fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the rent拖欠租金 pay/lose/return a damage deposit/( security depositNAmE 支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东
have a flat/apartment/room ( to let/BrE ( for rentespecially
NAmE 有一间公寓／一个房间要出租 rent (out)/lease (out)/ ( BrE let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property出租／转租公寓／房屋／房产 collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租 evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客 attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 invest in rental property/( property to let/BrE ( the buy-to-let marketBrE 投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/( (a piece of) prime real estateespecially
NAmE 购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 call/contact/use ( an estate agent/BrE ( a Realtor™/NAmE ( a real estate agent/brokerNAmE 电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 make/ ( BrE put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价 put down/save for ( a deposit on a houseBrE 支付／存钱付房屋订金 make/put/save for ( a down payment on a house/homeespecially
NAmE 支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款 make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/( repaymentsBrE also
支付每月的按揭贷款 ( BrE repossess/ ( especially
NAmE foreclose on sb's home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价 have/hold/hand over the deed/( deeds of/to the house, land, etc.especially
BrE 持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
