/li:s ||; lis/noun [C] a legal agreement that allows you to use a building or land for a fixed period of time in return for rent 租约: The lease on the flat runs out/expires next year. 这套公寓的租约明年到期。 lease verbThey lease the land from a local farmer. 他们从当地一个农民那里租来这块地。Part of the building is leased out to tenants. 大楼的一部份租给了房客。