lease
/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? 租约什麽时候期满?
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. lease, 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.