lease (EN)

noun, verb

noun “lease”

1. a legal agreement by which someone pays to use property, equipment, or other assets for a specified time
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   She signed a lease to rent the apartment for one year.
2. the period of time for which such an agreement is in effect
   Their lease ends next month, so they need to find a new place to live.
3. (in computing) the temporary assignment of an IP address to a device in a network
   The DHCP server renewed the lease on the computer's IP address every 24 hours.

verb “lease”

1. to allow someone to use your property in exchange for payment; to let
   They decided to lease their extra office space to a startup company.
2. to use someone else's property in exchange for payment; to rent
   The company leased new computers instead of buying them outright.
3. (in computing) to assign a temporary IP address to a device in a network
   The network server leases IP addresses to devices when they connect.
4. (in computing) to receive a temporary IP address from a server
   When connecting to the public Wi-Fi, your device will lease an IP address for internet access.