leased
/ˈlist/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
“a chartered plane”
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leased and least are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. leased means “hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers”. least means “something that is of no importance”. least is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈlist/
1.adj.hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
“a chartered plane”
/ˈlist/
1.n.something that is of no importance
| leased | least | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlist/ | /ˈlist/ |
| Said | leest | leest |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | noun, adjective, adverb |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | chartered, hired | none recorded |
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“it is the least I can do”
2.adj.the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
“didn't care the least bit”
3.adv.used to form the superlative
“The garter snake is the least dangerous snake”