lease

noun

/liːs/

Idioms

a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent（房屋、设备或土地的）租约，租契
- to take out a lease on a house办理房屋租约
- The lease expires/runs out next year.这份租约明年到期。
- Under the terms of the lease, you have to pay maintenance charges.按租约的条款，你得支付维修费。
Wordfinder
- accommodation
- deed
- home
- house
- lease
- let
- location
- mortgage
- squat
- tenant
Collocations Moving house搬家
Moving house Renting租房子
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property住在租来的住所里
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit租一个单间公寓
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate找一个室友
- sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同
- extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent拖欠租金
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金
- give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord做房东
- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent收取／增加／提高房租
- evict the existing tenants赶走现有房客
- attract/find new/prospective tenants吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客
- invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market投资购房用于出租
Buying购买房子
- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产
- call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house提供房子的报价
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house支付／存钱付房屋订金
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金
- apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款
- (struggle to) pay the mortgage（竭力）支付按揭贷款
- make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments支付每月的按揭贷款
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling出售房子
- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖
- increase/lower your price/the asking price提高／降低价格／要价
- have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
- He took a lease of the premises.他租赁了这处房屋。
- She has taken out a new ten-year lease on the building.她又为这个大楼签了 10 年的租约。
- The club has a 20-year lease on the property.俱乐部对这栋房产拥有 20 年的租赁权。
- The company holds the building on a long lease.这家公司长期租用这栋大楼。
- The lease runs from April 19.租约从 4 月 19 日开始生效。
- They have a lease with five years to run.他们有一份还剩 5 年的租约。
- They moved out and the lease was surrendered.他们搬了出来，租约也就放弃了。
- Under the new lease, the rent would go up.新租约规定，租金要提高。
- a new clause in the lease租约中的新条款
Topics Houses and homesc1, Law and justicec1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- long-term
- short
- …
verb + lease
- have
- hold
- acquire
- …
lease + verb
- run
- take effect
- come up for renewal
- …
lease + noun
- agreement
- payment
preposition
- in a/the lease
- on a lease
- under a/the lease
- …
phrases
- a clause in a lease
- a condition of a lease
- the provisions of a lease
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’.

Idioms

a (new) lease of life (British English)

(North American English a (new) lease on life)

the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life延年益寿；生活质量更好
- Since her hip operation she's had a new lease of life.她自髋关节手术以后活得更有劲了。

lease

verb

/liːs/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they lease	/liːs/ /liːs/
he / she / it leases	/ˈliːsɪz/ /ˈliːsɪz/
past simple leased	/liːst/ /liːst/
past participle leased	/liːst/ /liːst/
-ing form leasing	/ˈliːsɪŋ/ /ˈliːsɪŋ/

to use or let somebody use something, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment租用，租借，出租（尤指房地产或设备） synonym rent
- lease something We lease all our computer equipment.我们所有的计算机设备都是租来的。
- This page will explain why you should lease your next car, and why it can be suitable for you.本页将解释你为什么要租你的下一辆车，以及为什么它能适合你。
- lease something from somebody They lease the land from a local farmer.他们从当地一位农场主手中租得这块土地。
- lease somebody something A local farmer leased them the land.这块地是当地的一个农场主租给他们的。
- lease something (out) (to somebody) Parts of the building are leased out to tenants.这栋大楼有一部分租出去了。
Topics Houses and homesc1
词源late Middle English: from Old French lais, leis, from lesser, laissier ‘let, leave’, from Latin laxare ‘make loose’, from laxus ‘loose, lax’.