n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: leased ; leas · ing
Etymology: Anglo-French lesser, laisser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack ― more at SLACK
Date: circa 1570
1 : to grant by lease
2 : to hold under a lease
synonyms see HIRE
– leas · able \ ' l ē -s ə -b ə l \ adjective