/li:s; lis/
n
1 contract by which the owner of land, a building, etc allows another person to use it for a specified time, usu in return for rent （土地、房屋等的）租约, 租契
*take out a lease on a holiday home 租妥一所度假住宅
* When does the lease expire? 租约什么时候期满?
* The lease has four years left to run. 租约还有四年到期.
* (esp Brit) have a flat on a 99-year lease 有一套租期为99年的单元. =>Usage at tenant 用法见tenant.
2 (idm 习语) a new lease of life => new.

v [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] ~ sth (to/from sb) grant or obtain the use of (sth) in this way 出租; 租得
*lease a car, building, field 租汽车、房子、土地
* The firm leases an office with views over the river. 公司租一个带临河风景的办事处.