(leasehold)

  • 1leasehold — lease·hold / lēs ˌhōld/ n: a tenure of real property held by a lessee under a lease: a lessee s estate in the property; also: the property so held compare fee, freehold Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Leasehold — is a form of property tenure where one party buys the right to occupy land or a building for a given length of time. As lease is a legal estate, leasehold estate can be bought and sold on the open market and differs from a tenancy where a… …

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  • 3Leasehold — Lease hold , a. Held by lease. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Leasehold — Lease hold , n. A tenure by lease; specifically, land held as personalty under a lease for years. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5leasehold — ► NOUN 1) the holding of property by lease. 2) a piece of land or property held by lease. DERIVATIVES leaseholder noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6leasehold — [lēs′hōld΄] n. 1. the act or condition of holding by lease 2. lands, buildings, etc. held by lease adj. held by lease leaseholder n …

    English World dictionary

  • 7leasehold — An asset providing the right to use property under a lease agreement. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * leasehold lease‧hold [ˈliːshəʊld ǁ hoʊld] adjective LAW PROPERTY leasehold land, buildings etc can be used by someone for as long as is… …

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  • 8leasehold — [[t]li͟ːshoʊld[/t]] leaseholds 1) ADJ If a building or land is described as leasehold, it is allowed to be used in return for payment according to the terms of a lease. [mainly BRIT] I went into a leasehold property at four hundred and fifty… …

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  • 9leasehold — adjective especially BrE leasehold property is owned only for as long as is stated in a lease compare freehold leasehold adverb: Buying leasehold is cheaper …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10leasehold — UK [ˈliːsˌhəʊld] / US [ˈlɪsˌhoʊld] noun Word forms leasehold : singular leasehold plural leaseholds 1) a) [countable] a house or flat that you lease b) [uncountable] the use of property by leasing it 2) [usually before noun] owned or used for a… …

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