lessee
/lɛˈsiː/
lessee noun: an individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property. Also the pronunciation spelling of let's see.
Noun
lessee (plural lessees)
- An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
- These automobiles will be covered for the three excluded perils, if loss is caused by the lessee or the rentee.1989, Harry F. Brooks, Donald S. Malecki, Insuring the Lease Exposure, Cincinnati, OH: National Underwriter Co., →ISBN, page 116
- The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
- Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.
Also used as
lessee is also the pronunciation spelling of let's see.
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Forms of lessee
| plural | lessees |
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Origin of lessee
From Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).
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Words that rhyme with lessee
Questions about lessee
- What does lessee mean?
- Lessee means an individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
- What part of speech is lessee?
- Lessee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lessee?
- Lessee is pronounced /lɛˈsiː/.
- What is the plural of lessee?
- The plural of lessee is lessees.
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