leasehold

[ lees-hohld ]

/ ˈlisˌhoʊld /

noun

property acquired under a lease.

a tenure under a lease.

adjective

held by lease.

Nearby words

leary, lease, lease rod, lease-purchase, leaseback, leasehold, leaseholder, leaseman, leash, leash law, leasing

Origin of leasehold

First recorded in 1710–20; lease¹ + hold¹

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Examples from the Web for leasehold

The price was four hundred thousand pounds, including the leasehold and goodwill.
The Grand Babylon Hotel|Arnold Bennett
I offered the renters $700 and $600, respectively, for their leasehold and other property.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
With personal estate (other than leasehold) he has perhaps not so much concern.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various
Such a leasehold system as that of England is practically unknown elsewhere.
Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day|Alfred Farthing Robbins

Nobody expects to live out the leasehold term which he takes to build upon.
Friends in Council|Arthur Helps

British Dictionary definitions for leasehold

leasehold

/ (ˈliːsˌhəʊld) /

noun

land or property held under a lease

the tenure by which such property is held

(modifier) held under a lease

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