leasehold
/ˈliːs.həʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːs.hoʊld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlēs-ˌhōld/ (ame, mw) · /ˈliːshəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːshəʊld/ (ame, ipa)
leasehold — noun
- leaseholdsingular
- leaseholdsplural
1. the legal permission, granted through a contract called a lease, to occupy or ma
the legal permission, granted through a contract called a lease, to occupy or make use of a house, flat, or area of land for a fixed number of years.
Bilal bought the leasehold on a small flat in central London for ninety-nine years.
leasehold on + property
The leasehold expires in 2042, so Nora must decide soon whether to renew it.
leasehold expires (typical subject)
Ife wanted to buy a flat in Manchester, but every one she saw was sold as leasehold.
Quan paid a small yearly fee to the landlord who still owned the land beneath his leasehold.
Lukas extended the leasehold on his Edinburgh flat by another fifty years before selling it.
- freehold
freehold is unlimited ownership of land; leasehold is time-limited use granted by the freeholder
文法句型
leasehold on [property]
hold [property] on leasehold
用法筆記
Most common in British and Commonwealth property law; in the US the everyday term is usually 'lease' rather than 'leasehold'. Often contrasted with 'freehold' (full, unlimited ownership of the land itself).
常見錯誤
2. a flat, house, or piece of land that someone occupies under such a lease, treate
a flat, house, or piece of land that someone occupies under such a lease, treated as a piece of property they can sell or pass on.
Élise inherited three leaseholds in the old harbour district from her grandmother.
inherit + leaseholds (treated as property)
The Westgate estate manages over two hundred leaseholds across central Birmingham.
manage + leaseholds (portfolio sense)
Vikram decided to sell his leasehold and move back to his hometown.
Several leaseholds on Mill Street have only twenty years left before they revert to the landowner.
- leased property
leased property is the more transparent phrase; leasehold is the formal legal term
- freehold
a freehold is a piece of property owned outright, not held under a time limit
文法句型
own a leasehold
sell off the leaseholds
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the word refers to the physical property itself (the flat or land), not the abstract legal right. You can 'buy a leasehold' in either sense — sense 1 stresses the contract right, sense 2 stresses the building you live in.
leasehold — adverb
1. by means of a lease, so that the property may be used only for the period agreed
by means of a lease, so that the property may be used only for the period agreed in the contract.
Ramón owns the flat leasehold, with seventy years still left on the contract.
own + [property] + leasehold
Most apartments in the new riverside building are sold leasehold rather than freehold.
sold leasehold vs sold freehold (contrast)
Adina bought the small shop leasehold because the freehold was not on offer.
The cottage was held leasehold by the same family for over a hundred years.
- on a lease
everyday paraphrase; less formal than the bare adverb 'leasehold'
- freehold
as an adverb, 'freehold' means owning outright with no time limit
文法句型
own / hold / buy [property] leasehold
用法筆記
Adverbial use is rare and largely British; everyday writing prefers the noun ('a leasehold flat' or 'on a leasehold basis'). Always paired with verbs of ownership or transfer such as 'own', 'hold', 'buy', or 'sell'.