prelease
English
Etymology
pre- + lease
Verb
prelease (third-person singular simple present preleases, present participle preleasing, simple past and past participle preleased)
- (transitive) To arrange a lease for in advance.
- 2007 January 31, Elsa Brenner, “From Arms to Art”, in New York Times:
- “When we tried to prelease the old warehouse, it was almost impossible to convince anyone that this rather nondescript building could be turned into a regional arts center,” said Roger E. Noyes, a Noisette director of development for this project.
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Noun
prelease (plural preleases)
- A lease arranged in advance.
Anagrams
- eelspear