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leaseholder

American  
[lees-hohl-der] / ˈlisˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a tenant under a lease.

leaseholder British  
/ ˈliːsˌhəʊldə /

noun

  1. a person in possession of leasehold property

  2. a tenant under a lease

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Etymology

Origin of leaseholder

First recorded in 1855–60; lease 1 + holder

Example Sentences

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When construction of housing long planned for the campus has been delayed by funding hurdles, he asked why couldn’t leaseholder funds be used to pay for new construction?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Ben is a leaseholder in a council-owned block and says many of his complaints to Wandsworth Council went unanswered.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

Ji Hoon Yoon, an Assethold leaseholder who won his legal dispute with the firm, is one of many people who have told me of issues with the tribunal system.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

If the demand does not comply with either of these requirements, the leaseholder has a legal right not to pay unless and until the service charge is demanded in the proper manner.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

It's often seemed cruel to me when the leaseholder always has to pay the same rent, whether or no.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

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