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lease

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  1. hire                  
 
1. lease \'le-s\ n 1: a contract by which one conveys real estate for a 
   term of years or at wi ll usu. for a specified rent; also : the act of such 
   conveyance or the term for which it is made 2: a piece of land or property 
   that is leased 
2. lease vt [AF lesser, fr. OF laissier to let go, fr. L laxare to loosen], 
   fr. laxus slack - more at SLACK 1: to grant by lease : LET  2: to hold 
   under a lease