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leased

The correct spelling is leased.

How to pronounce leased

verb

IPA: /list/

Say it like: Lee-sed

The correct spelling is leased. (chiefly dialectal) To gather.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.(chiefly dialectal) To gather.
  2. 2.(chiefly dialectal) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
  3. 3.(chiefly dialectal) To glean.
  4. 4.(chiefly dialectal) To glean, gather up leavings.
  5. 5.To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.

adjective

  1. 1.Transferred under the terms of a lease.

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