lessee

[ le-see ]

/ lɛˈsi /

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noun

a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.

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Origin of lessee

1485–95; <Anglo-French. See lease¹, -ee

OTHER WORDS FROM lessee

les·see·ship, nounun·der·les·see, noun

Words nearby lessee

Les Misérables, Lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps, lesser, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape

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How to use lessee in a sentence

He explained how lease buyout prices are currently much lower than used car prices, which puts lessees at a considerable advantage.
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Sabas said in an email that her memory of how the exemption provision came together was fuzzy, but she recalled several lessees had contacted the senator’s office seeking assistance in acquiring the land.
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He may be a lessee, agent, or having such possession and control as would justify him in thus acting.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
If the time be less, a verbal lease may be made, even though the lessee does not take immediate possession of the premises.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

If the lessee die, his executor or administrator can assign the remainder of his term.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A transfer by the lessee of the whole or a part of his interest for a part of the time is a sublease and not an assignment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
As the lessee may assign or sublet unless forbidden, so may the lessor part with his interest in the leased premises.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for lessee

lessee

/ (lɛˈsiː) /

noun

a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease

Derived forms of lessee

lesseeship, noun

Word Origin for lessee

C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lessé, from lesser to lease 1

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