How to spell lease

Lease is spelled L-E-A-S-E.

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What it means: A contract allowing someone to use property.

In a sentence: We have a new lease on the apartment for one year.

Same family: leasing, leased, lessee, lessor, rental. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "lease" comes from Old French "laisser," meaning "to let or allow," and is related to the idea of letting someone use your land or property for a time. Over centuries, it became a legal term for a written rental agreement.

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