Leased

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to
     leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus
     loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.]
     1. 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.
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              There were some [houses] that were leased out for
              three lives.                          --Addison.
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     2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant
        leases his land from the owner.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leased
       adj : hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
             travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
             arrived on time" [syn: {chartered}, {hired}] [ant: {unchartered}]