leasehold
/ˈliːs.həʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːs.hoʊld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlēs-ˌhōld/ (ame, mw) · /ˈliːshəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈliːshəʊld/ (ame, ipa)
leasehold — 名詞
- leaseholdsingular
- leaseholdsplural
1. the legal permission, granted through a contract called a lease, to occupy or ma
租賃權
依租約使用房地產的法定權利
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.
Bilal 以九十九年的期限買下倫敦市中心一間小公寓的租賃權。
leasehold on + property
The leasehold expires in 2042, so Nora must decide soon whether to renew it.
這份租賃權將在 2042 年到期，所以 Nora 必須盡快決定要不要續約。
leasehold expires (typical subject)
Ife wanted to buy a flat in Manchester, but every one she saw was sold as leasehold.
Ife 想在曼徹斯特買一間公寓，但她看過的每一間都是以租賃權的形式出售。
Quan paid a small yearly fee to the landlord who still owned the land beneath his leasehold.
Quan 每年付一筆小額費用給仍擁有他租賃權底下土地的地主。
Lukas extended the leasehold on his Edinburgh flat by another fifty years before selling it.
Lukas 在賣掉愛丁堡的公寓之前，把它的租賃權再延長了五十年。
- 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
租賃物業
以租約持有、可轉售的房產
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.
Élise 從祖母那裡繼承了舊港區的三處租賃物業。
inherit + leaseholds (treated as property)
The Westgate estate manages over two hundred leaseholds across central Birmingham.
Westgate 地產公司管理伯明罕市中心兩百多處租賃物業。
manage + leaseholds (portfolio sense)
Vikram decided to sell his leasehold and move back to his hometown.
Vikram 決定賣掉他的租賃物業，搬回老家。
Several leaseholds on Mill Street have only twenty years left before they revert to the landowner.
Mill Street 上有好幾處租賃物業只剩二十年，之後就要歸還給地主。
- 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 — 副詞
1. by means of a lease, so that the property may be used only for the period agreed
以租賃方式
依租約期限持有房產的方式
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.
Ramón 以租賃方式擁有這間公寓，合約還剩七十年。
own + [property] + leasehold
Most apartments in the new riverside building are sold leasehold rather than freehold.
這棟河畔新大樓的公寓大多以租賃方式出售，而非以完全所有權方式出售。
sold leasehold vs sold freehold (contrast)
Adina bought the small shop leasehold because the freehold was not on offer.
Adina 因為買不到完全所有權，便以租賃方式買下那家小店。
The cottage was held leasehold by the same family for over a hundred years.
這棟小屋曾由同一家族以租賃方式持有超過一百年。
- 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'.