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leasehold
noun [C or U] /ˈliːs.həʊld/
/-hoʊld/ Definition
› the legal right to live in or use a building or piece of land for an agreed period of time: His family held the leasehold/had the property on leasehold. → Compare freeholdRenting propertyMortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general Mortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general Renting property leasehold
adjective › leasehold offices and shopsRenting propertyMortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general Mortgages and real estateRenting, hiring and hire purchase in general Renting property
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Synonyms and related words:
- absentee landlord noun
- landlord noun (OWNER)
- lease noun
- lease verb
- leaseholder noun
- let noun (RENT)
- let verb (RENT)
- letting noun
- lodge verb (STAY)
- lodger noun
- peppercorn rent noun
- rent noun (PAYMENT)
- rent strike noun
- rent verb (PAY TO USE)
- rent-free adjective, adverb
- renter noun
- sitting tenant noun
- sublet verb
- subtenant noun
- tenancy noun
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