Definition of "lease"

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.  examples

An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.  examples

The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.  examples

The document containing such a contract or deed.  examples

The period of such an interest.  quotations  examples

(transitive, formal, law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.  examples

(transitive, informal) To hold a lease as a tenant.  examples

(transitive) To gather.  examples

(transitive) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.  examples

(transitive) To glean.  examples

(intransitive) To glean, gather up leavings.  examples

(transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.  examples

An open pasture or common.  quotations  examples

(transitive, UK dialectal) To release; let go; unloose.  examples

The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.  examples