1. (n.)lease a contract conveying land, renting property, etc., to another for a specified period.
2. lease the property leased.
3. lease the period of time for which a lease is made: a five-year lease.
4. (v.t.)lease to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, etc.) to another, usu. for compensation at a fixed rate; let: to lease one's apartment to a friend.
5. lease to take or hold by lease: He leased the farm from the sheriff.
6. (v.i.)lease to grant a lease; let or rent: to lease at a lower rental.
7. lease a new lease on life, a chance to improve one's situation or to live longer or more happily.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME les < AF (OF lais legacy), n. der. of lesser to lease, lit., let go (OF laissier) < L laxāre to release , let go. See lax)
Definition of 'LEASE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)lease, rental, letting property that is leased or rented out or let
4. (verb)rent, lease let for money "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
5. (verb)rent, hire, charter, lease hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
6. (verb)lease, let, rent grant use or occupation of under a term of contract "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
7. (verb)lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take engage for service under a term of contract "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
1. (noun)lease a legal agreement in which one person pays money to use another person's property for a period We signed a three-year lease on the car.; to lease an apartment/building/car etc.
Definition of 'LEASE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)LEASE to gather what harvesters haveleft behind; to glean
2. (verb)LEASE to grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with out
4. (verb)LEASE a demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a specified rent or compensation
Definitions of LEASE 
Afrikaans: huurkontrak
Arabic: عَقْد إيجار
Bulgarian: (договор за) наем/наемане
Brazilian: contrato de arrendamento
Czech: nájemní smlouva
German: der Mietvertrag
Danish: lejemål
Greek: μίσθωση
Spanish: contrato de arrendamiento
Estonian: üürileping
Farsi: اجاره؛ کرایه
Finnish: vuokrasopimus
French: bail
Hebrew: חוֹזֶה
Hindi: पट्टा, पट्टे
Croatian: najam
Hungarian: (haszon)bérlet
Indonesian: perjanjian sewa
Icelandic: leigusamningur
Italian: (contratto di) affitto
Japanese: 貸借契約
Korean: 임대차 계약
Lithuanian: išperkamoji nuoma, išperk
Latvian: noma; nomāšana; nomas lai
Malay: pajakan
Dutch: huur, huurtermijn
Norwegian: (leie)kontrakt, bygselbre
Polish: dzierżawa
Persian: اجاره؛ کرایه
Pashto: اجاره،كرايه
Portuguese: contrato de arrendamento
Romanian: (perioadă de) închiriere
Russian: аренда
Slovak: nájomná zmluva
Slovenian: najemna pogodba
Serbian: zakup
Swedish: hyreskontrakt
Thai: สัญญาเช่า
Turkish: kira sözleşmesi/kontratı
Taiwanese: 租約，租期
Ukrainian: оренда
Urdu: اجارہ، کرایہ داری کا سر خ
Vietnamese: sự cho thuê nhà đất
Chinese: 租约，租期
