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leased — index mercenary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Leased — Lease Lease (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.] 1. To grant to another by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leased — un·leased; … English syllables
Leased access — airtime is airtime that the Federal Communications Commission mandates must be provided by cable operators (i.e. companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable) for use by cable programmers, i.e., those who make cable programming, who are not owned … Wikipedia
leased line links — Telecommunications links set up on an exclusive use basis between a customer and an application service provider for the sole use of the customer. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com.… … Law dictionary
Leased line — A leased line is a service contract between a provider and a customer, whereby the provider agrees to deliver a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two or more locations in exchange for a monthly rent (hence the term lease). It is… … Wikipedia
Leased Bank Guarantee — A bank guarantee that is leased to a third party for a specific fee. The issuing bank will conduct due diligence on the creditworthiness of the customer looking to secure a bank guarantee, then lease a guarantee to that customer for a set amount… … Investment dictionary
leased line — A telephone line that directly connects two computer. It is usually rented from the telephone company. A leased line doesn t have some of the electronic restrictions that a dialup line has, so data can be sent faster. However, data can therefore… … Dictionary of telecommunications
leased — least … American English homophones
leased — adj. rented, contracted to another for a specified period of time (of property) lɪËs n. contract which gives another the right to use or inhabit a property for a period of time in exchange for rent; period of time during which a lease is valid; … English contemporary dictionary
