lease vs let

lease

verb
  • To grant a lease as a landlord; to let. 

  • To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate. 

  • To glean. 

  • To glean, gather up leavings. 

  • To release; let go; unloose. 

  • To gather. 

  • To pick, select, pick out; to pick up. 

  • To hold a lease as a tenant. 

noun
  • An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold. 

  • An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat. 

  • The period of such an interest. 

  • The document containing such a contract or deed. 

  • An open pasture or common. 

  • The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted. 

  • The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom. 

let

verb
  • To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent. 

  • To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out. 

  • Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction. 

  • To cause (+ bare infinitive). 

  • To allow the release of (a fluid). 

  • To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone. 

  • To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). 

noun
  • The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally. 

  • An obstacle or hindrance. 

  • The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent. 

How often have the words lease and let occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )