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
3. (verb)lease, term of a contract the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
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 have left 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
3. (verb)Lease to hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner
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
5. (verb)Lease the contract for such letting
6. (verb)Lease any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time
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
