leaseholder
Americannoun
noun
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a person in possession of leasehold property
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a tenant under a lease
Etymology
Origin of leaseholder
Example Sentences
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A leaseholder and member of the Social Housing Action Campaign, she believes one social housing flat has been illegally sublet as short-term accommodation.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Australia's defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that Canberra was "disappointed" the Chinese leaseholder of the strategic Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"Me and my husband have rows about it all the time, about what goes in recycling and what doesn't go in recycling," says Hirra, who is a leaseholder in a new build block.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
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
This did not suit a certain Major Thornhill, a relative and leaseholder, and thereupon a pretty plot was hatched.
From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Birrell, Augustine
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