to lease out
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to lease out
To make land, a building, or a business (e.g., a restaurant) available for use and for generating income in exchange for regular payment (a lease payment). Unlike renting out, leasing out allows the lessee to make profits from the leased property.
Der alte Wirt hat seine Gaststätte verpachtet, weil er in den Ruhestand gehen wollte.
The old innkeeper leased out his restaurant because he wanted to retire.
The verb has the inseparable prefix 'ver-'. The word stem is 'pacht', which comes from the noun 'die Pacht' (the fee for use). 'Verpachten' (to lease out) therefore means to make something available for use in exchange for a lease fee.
Er hat seinen Bauernhof verpachtet und ist in die Stadt gezogen.
He leased out his farm and moved to the city.
The typical sentence pattern is: Person A (subject) leases out thing B (accusative object) to person C (prepositional object with 'an' + accusative).
Die Gemeinde verpachtet das Grundstück an einen jungen Landwirt.
The municipality is leasing the plot of land to a young farmer.
You typically lease out objects with which the user can generate profit. These include agricultural land, gardens, restaurants, or entire businesses.
Sie möchte ihre kleine Gaststätte an einen neuen Betreiber verpachten.
She would like to lease out her small restaurant to a new operator.
to leave / to entrust
'überlassen' and 'verpachten' both mean that someone is allowed to use something. 'überlassen' is very general and does not yet say exactly whether you pay for it or what rights you get. You can 'überlassen' a room, a car, or a device to someone. 'verpachten' is much more specific: it is about land, a building, or a business that someone uses in exchange for regular payment and is also allowed to make money from. So 'verpachten' is especially suitable for farms, restaurants, or plots of land. 'überlassen' is more neutral and broader.
Nina erzählt, dass ihre Eltern den kleinen Garten an einen Verein verpachten.
Nina says that her parents lease out the small garden to an association.
Meine Nachbarin überlässt mir ihr Fahrrad für das Wochenende.
My neighbor is letting me use her bicycle for the weekend.