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pie crust lease

pie crust lease noun: a lease for the surface of some land or structure (such as a bridge), which excludes the subsurface or land beneath.

Noun

pie crust lease (plural pie crust leases)

  1. (England, Wales) A lease for the surface of some land or structure (such as a bridge), which excludes the subsurface or land beneath.
    Synonyms:
    surface lease

Synonyms of pie crust lease

Forms of pie crust lease

pluralpie crust leases

Origin of pie crust lease

From pie crust + lease, in reference to the lease only including the topmost layer of the land. Coined due to the fact that estates in land include the subsurface by default.

Questions about pie crust lease

What does pie crust lease mean?
Pie crust lease means a lease for the surface of some land or structure (such as a bridge), which excludes the subsurface or land beneath.
What part of speech is pie crust lease?
Pie crust lease is a noun.
What is the plural of pie crust lease?
The plural of pie crust lease is pie crust leases.

Words near pie crust lease in the dictionary

  1. pie chimney
  2. pie chimneys
  3. pie crust
  4. pie crust collar
  5. pie crust collars
  6. pie crust lease
  7. pie crust leases
  8. pie crusts
  9. pie floater
  10. pie floaters
  11. pie fork

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