leasehold

noun

lease·​hold ˈlēs-ˌhōld 

1

: a tenure by lease

2

: property held by lease

leaseholder noun

Examples of leasehold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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 99-year leasehold site was acquired by UOL and its subsidiary Singapore Land in a government land auction in February 2024 for S$428 million. —Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025

Under the deal, as currently structured, the city would loan the value of the building, or $45.6 million, to the developer and issue a seller’s note to recoup the leasehold payment, plus 4% simple interest, over a 55-year period. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 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

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for leasehold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled

Legal Definition

leasehold

noun

lease·​hold ˈlēs-ˌhōld 

: 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