lessor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lessor
1350–1400; Middle English lesso ( u ) r < Anglo-French. See lease 1, -or 2
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Lessor BOC said it had 18 planes representing 4.5% of its owned fleet based in Russia, placed with Aeroflot subsidiary Pobeda as well as Ural Airlines, S7 Airlines and AirBridgeCargo Airlines.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2022
In 1989, Lessor and McDougall returned, with Doug Ammons as their third.
From Forbes • Mar. 4, 2014
Lessor Seaspan Corp. ordered as many as 25 vessels from the shipyard, while Peter Dohle Schiffahrts- KG signed a letter of intent for eight more the same month.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 30, 2011
Lessor, les′or, n. one who grants a lease.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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