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Leased vs Ceased - What's the difference?

leased | ceased |

As verbs the difference between leased and ceased

is that leased is (lease) while ceased is (cease).

As an adjective leased

is transferred under the terms of a lease.

leased

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lease)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Transferred under the terms of a lease.
  • * 1880 , , page 327 [http://google.com/books?id=lTU9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA327&dq=leased]:
    • The resemblance borne by such a land carriage to a ship put under charter-party is, perhaps, closer where the entire business of one railway company, with its tracks, rolling-stock, equipments, and goodwill become leased for a certain term to another company.

    Derived terms

    * leased access * leased facility * leased fee * leased line

    Anagrams

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    ceased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cease)

    • cease

    English

    Verb

    (ceas)
  • (formal) To stop.
    • And with that, his twitching ceased .
  • (formal) To stop doing (something).
    • And with that, he ceased twitching.
  • (obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xv. 11
    • The poor shall never cease out of the land.