leasehold

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈliːsˌhoʊld/ UK /ˈliːsˌhəʊld/ See IPA manual

Freq #176412

Meanings

1

noun
a right or estate in land or property held for a fixed period under a lease

The buyer acquired a ninety-nine-year leasehold rather than permanent ownership of the flat.
2

noun
property held under a lease

The company sold its freehold but retained a leasehold in the offices.
3

adj
held by lease rather than owned outright

Service charges can be a significant expense for owners of leasehold flats.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a right or estate in land... leasehold estatetenancyleased interest

2 noun · property held under a lease leased property

3 adj · held by lease rather than... leased tenanted

Opposites

freehold

Word family

Derived forms leaseholderleaseholding

Related forms lease lessee lessor freehold

Etymology

A compound of lease + hold, recorded in the early eighteenth century. It names the estate or tenure created when property is held under the terms of a lease rather than as a freehold.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# leasehold

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈliːsˌhoʊld/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈliːsˌhəʊld/
**Frequency rank:** 176412

## Meanings
1. a right or estate in land or property held for a fixed period under a lease
2. property held under a lease
3. held by lease rather than owned outright

## Examples
- The buyer acquired a ninety-nine-year leasehold rather than permanent ownership of the flat.
- The company sold its freehold but retained a leasehold in the offices.
- Service charges can be a significant expense for owners of leasehold flats.

## Synonyms
- leasehold estate
- tenancy
- leased interest
- leased property

## Antonyms
- freehold

## Derived Forms
- leaseholder
- leaseholding

## Related Forms
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- freehold

## Etymology
A compound of lease + hold, recorded in the early eighteenth century. It names the estate or tenure created when property is held under the terms of a lease rather than as a freehold.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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