leases

Temporary occupancy agreements

Leases is the plural of lease, a contract granting use of property for a specified time in exchange for payment.

Landlords lease apartments to tenants; car dealerships lease vehicles.

The company holds leases on three office buildings.

A lease on life—usually a new lease on life—is renewed vitality or opportunity after difficulty.

residential

apartment

Rented unit in building

  • housingDwellings or protective covering
  • tenantOne who rents property
  • rentPayment for temporary use

security deposit · move-in · eviction · occupancy · utilities · maintenance · landlord · dwelling · unit · property manager

contracts

rental agreement

Contract for temporary occupancy

terms · duration · renewal · termination · clause · deposit · monthly · binding · legal · obligations

commercial

retail

Sales to end users

signage · zoning · anchor tenant · exclusive use · parking · premises · escalation · operating expenses

accounting

liability

Legal or financial obligation

GAAP · capitalization · balance sheet · disclosure · present value · modification · impairment · depreciation · recognition · measurement

vehicles

car

Wheeled motor vehicle

residual value · monthly payment · term · wear and tear · early termination · trade-in · fleet

Categories
Opposites
property acquisition method

leasespurchases

Goods obtained for money

buys · owns · inherits

transactional role

leaseslets

Gives the go-ahead

sublets · landlords

property control

leasesvacates

Leaves premises empty

surrenders · relinquishes · terminates · abandons · forfeits

Phrases
Family

lease, leased, leasing, leaseholder, leasehold, leaser, leasers, leaseholders, leaseback

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