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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According to the analysts, aviation lessor Castlelake’s strategy relies on splitting easyJet apart rather than keeping it whole, as its individual assets could fetch significantly higher returns independently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
There are individual owners of flats, then a residential management company, and then the landlord - or head lessor - above them.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
But on Thursday, Davis said that the lessor had pulled out of the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
The lessor also expects record global temperatures to add further environmental pressure on airlines to replace older planes, positioning it to capture the strong demand.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
A landowner has no competence to issue public orders with regard to it, and a lessee of land has to discharge certain responsibilities towards the lessor.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by F. (Frank) Brinkley
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