A lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or something allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money. 租约
verb [vt. 及物动词]出租;租用;租借(lease 的过去式和过去分词)
Parts of the building are leased out to tenants. 这栋大楼有一部分租出去了。
The castle, which is located on 11, 700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII and George V. 这座占地11700英亩的城堡在1848年到1970年间租给了皇室成员,其中包括爱德华七世和乔治五世。