(finance) A property transaction where a party sells something, then leases it from the purchaser. The seller is released from tax, depreciation, and maintenance costs, and the buyer is guaranteed an income from the property.https://web.archive.org/web/20070827183530/http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/L0091500.html

A person who leases something from a lessor; lessee.

A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.

(informal) At least. / Minimally.

(archaic) A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.

present participle of lease

gerund of lease

(idiomatic) A strict set of rules, or great scrutiny or oversight which limit one's freedom of action.

(idiomatic) Used to suggest an understatement.

Anyway; at least; regardless. Indicates support or degree of a previous statement.