lease(4) (iou) and Sept. (iou)

lease(4) (iou)

lease noun3. [li:s] LME.
[Anglo-Norman les = Old French lais, leis, from spec. use of lesser, laissier (mod. laisser) let, leave from Latin laxare, from laxus loose, LAX adjective.]
A contract between parties by which one conveys property, esp. lands (later also rights, Services, etc.) to the Other for a prescribed term, or at will, usu. in consideration of a periodic payment; the instrument by which such a conveyance is made. LME.
Law Times The lease..had been lent..to the plaintiff..for perusal. E. Kuzwayo The 99-year leases..are now seen as an insecure piece of legislation. F. Wyndham My mother..was..trying to secure the lease of a small house in Knightsbridge. fig.: Shakespeare Macbeth Our high-plac'd Macbeth Shall live the lease of Nature.
A piece of land held on lease. N. Amer. & Austral. L19.
M. Machlin There had also been several good shows of natural gas on neighbouring leases.
Phrases: missive of lease: see MISSIVE noun 2. new lease of life, (N. Amer.) new lease on life a substantially improved prospect of living, or of use after repair. wet lease: see WET adjective.
Comb.: leaseman an agent in the oil industry who negotiates leases of land for drilling and related matters.

Sept. (iou)

Sept. abbreviation.
September.

Sites

4 u search,search for you