Thesaurus results for LEASE

Q: How is the word 'lease' different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of lease are charter , hire , let , and rent . While all these words mean "to engage or grant for use at a price," lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. // the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

Q: When would 'charter' be a good substitute for 'lease'?

In some situations, the words charter and lease are roughly equivalent. However, charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. // charter a bus to go to the game

Q: How are the words 'hire' and 'let' related as synonyms of 'lease'?

Both hire and let , strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. // we hired a car for the summer // decided to let the cottage to a young couple

Q: In what contexts can 'rent' take the place of 'lease'?

Although the words rent and lease have much in common, rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. // instead of buying a house, they decided to rent // will not rent to families with children

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as in property

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as in to rent

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected

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as in to hire

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead

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How is the word lease different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of lease are charter, hire, let, and rent. While all these words mean "to engage or grant for use at a price," lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.

the diplomat leased an apartment for a year

When would charter be a good substitute for lease?

In some situations, the words charter and lease are roughly equivalent. However, charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.

charter a bus to go to the game

How are the words hire and let related as synonyms of lease?

Both hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use.

we hired a car for the summer

decided to let the cottage to a young couple

In what contexts can rent take the place of lease?

Although the words rent and lease have much in common, rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting.

instead of buying a house, they decided to rent

will not rent to families with children

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Recent Examples of lease

Noun

The four Upper Basin states also have problems with the lease provision in the bills, but, Buschatzke said those leases will be good for the tribes. —

Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 La Mediterranee, which has been at its Pacific Heights location for nearly 50 years, will be extending its lease through 2028 after negotiating a deal with the new landlord who had previously been accused of uprooting legacy businesses. —

Axios San Francisco, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024

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According to a recent report from J.D. Power, leasing an electric vehicle is even better than buying one outright. —

Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 As for a potential record price at auction, another 917K, chassis No. 917-024, owned by Jo Siffert and leased to Solar for use in Le Mans, sold at Gooding & Company‘s 2017 Pebble Beach auction for $14.08 million. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lease

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In December 2017, Christopher Wilson was arrested after he and a group of hikers were found on a trail running through private property into the West Maui Mountains.

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Click here for more photos of the 4.5-acre property near Malibu.

Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024