How to Say "to lease" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to lease” is “alquilar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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formal or long-term rental
Examples
Queremos alquilar un coche para ir a la playa.
We want to rent a car to go to the beach.
Ella alquila un apartamento pequeño en el centro.
She rents a small apartment downtown.
A perfectly regular verb
Alquilar follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs, making it very predictable and easy to learn.
Confusing the direction
Mistake: “Using a different word for 'rent out'.”
Correction: In Spanish, 'alquilar' means both to pay to use something AND to let someone use your property for money. The context tells you which is which.
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