leasehold
noun
lease·hold
ˈlēs-ˌhōld 
1
: a tenure by lease
2
: property held by lease
leaseholder
noun
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Because Ocean Industries merged with original developer Watt Industries and still owns two parcels within the leasehold, San Diego officials said the city and tenant could redo the 1983 contract and cancel the ban on commercial uses for the property.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
After his grandmother died, Prince Andrew approached the Crown Estate about acquiring the leasehold on the property.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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 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
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
After his grandmother died, Prince Andrew approached the Crown Estate about acquiring the leasehold on the property.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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 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
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“Leasehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leasehold. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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leasehold
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lease·hold
ˈlēs-ˌhōld
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