leasehold

noun

lease·​hold ˈlēs-ˌhōld How to pronounce leasehold (audio)
1
: a tenure by lease
2
: property held by lease
leaseholder noun

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Andrew hasn't paid rent on his Windsor mansion since 2003, per a leasehold agreement for the Royal Lodge obtained by The Times. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 The change in ownership was finalized this summer after the Port of San Diego, which maintains and operates the pier, approved a transfer of Tin Fish’s leasehold interest to Gwak’s company in August, Port spokesperson Brianne Page said in an email. Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 The 99-year leasehold sites would be developed as executive condominiums, which are reserved for Singapore citizens and permanent residents and subject to a five-year minimum occupation period before the property can be sold. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The company acquired two leasehold acreage positions, which permit an organization to explore and harvest minerals, such as lithium, from a property. Cooper Gant, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leasehold

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of leasehold was in 1710

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“Leasehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leasehold. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

leasehold

noun
lease·​hold ˈlēs-ˌhōld How to pronounce leasehold (audio)
: 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
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