- lease system
- noun
: a system of hiring out prisoners at a fixed rate per day to a contractor
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lease system
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Lend-Lease-System — [lend liːs sɪstm, englisch], Leih Pacht System, Pacht Leih System, das System, durch das die USA im Zweiten Weltkrieg die Alliierten mit kriegswichtigen Gütern (Waffen, Flugzeugen, Schiffen und Fahrzeugen, Lebensmitteln, Medikamenten,… … Universal-Lexikon
lease — lease1 leasable, adj. leaseless, adj. leaser, n. /lees/, n., v., leased, leasing. n. 1. a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period… … Universalium
lease — 01. They didn t want to buy a new car, so they [leased] one for a year. 02. In Quebec, if you want to rent an apartment, you have to sign a [lease] for at least a year. 03. When we signed the [lease] for our apartment, we had to pay a $200 damage … Grammatical examples in English
Lease and release — Release Re*lease , n. 1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. Who boast st release from hell. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Convict lease — Convict leasing was a system of penal labor practiced in the Southern United States, beginning with the emancipation of slaves at the end of the American Civil War in 1865, peaking around 1880, and ending in the last state, Alabama, in 1928.… … Wikipedia
lend-lease — lend′ lease′ n. v. leased, leas•ing 1) gov the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress(Lend′ Lease′ Act )passed in 1941 2) the system by which such aid was supplied 3) gov to supply… … From formal English to slang
convict labor system — noun : a plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law compare contract system, lease system, piece price system, public account system, public works and ways system, state use system … Useful english dictionary
contract system — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : an arrangement whereby industrial activities are carried out by a contractor intermediary between the manufacturer or entrepreneur and the workers 2. : the system of selling to a contractor at a fixed sum per unit of time the … Useful english dictionary
Leih-Pacht-System — Leih Pacht System, das Lend Lease System … Universal-Lexikon
Pacht-Leih-System — Pacht Leih System, das Lend Lease System … Universal-Lexikon
