Idiom
term of years
Meaning
The lease under which that estate in land is held.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The tenant signed a contract for a term of years.”
“The landlord and the tenant agreed on a term of years for the commercial office space lease.”
“The legal agreement clearly stipulated a term of years, ensuring the property remained under the tenant's control for the duration of the contract.”
Examples
simple
“The tenant signed a contract for a term of years.”
contextual
“The landlord and the tenant agreed on a term of years for the commercial office space lease.”
complex
“The legal agreement clearly stipulated a term of years, ensuring the property remained under the tenant's control for the duration of the contract.”
Origin
From term + of + years.
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