leased

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːst/
• Rhymes: -iːst
• Homophone: least

Verb

leased

1. simple past and past participle of lease

Adjective

leased

1. Transferred under the terms of a lease.
   • 1880, James Schouler, A Treatise on the Law of Bailments‎, Little, Brown, page 327:

     The resemblance borne by such a land carriage to a ship put under charter-party is, perhaps, closer where the entire business of one railway company, with its tracks, rolling-stock, equipments, and goodwill become leased for a certain term to another company.

Derived terms

• leased access
• leased facility
• leased fee
• leased line
• unleased

Anagrams

• Adeles, adeles, deales, deseal, sealed