leasehold
noun
lease·hold
ˈlēs-ˌhōld 
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.
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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
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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
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leasehold
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