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Leased vs Leafed - What's the difference?

leased | leafed |

As verbs the difference between leased and leafed

is that leased is past tense of lease while leafed is past tense of leaf.

As adjectives the difference between leased and leafed

is that leased is transferred under the terms of a lease while leafed is having a leaf or leaves; used mainly in combination with another word to form adjectives describing the number, form, colour, etc., of leaves.

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

    * *

    leafed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (leaf)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a leaf or leaves; used mainly in combination with another word to form adjectives describing the number, form, colour, etc., of leaves.
  • Synonyms

    * leaved

    Derived terms

    * blue-leafed wattle * broad-leafed * four-leafed * ivy-leafed cyclamen * long-leafed * red-leafed * thick-leafed * silver-leafed * three-leafed * two-leafed * unleafed * wavy-leafed soap plant * willow-leafed magnolia * willow-leafed pear

    See also

    * leaved * laurifolius * oleifolius * salicifolius