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lessees

lessees is the plural of lessee.

Meaning of lessee

Noun

lessee (plural lessees)

  1. 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
  2. The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
  3. Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.

Questions about lessees

What is lessees the plural of?
Lessees is the plural of lessee.

Words near lessees in the dictionary

  1. Lessard
  2. Lessards
  3. lesse
  4. lessed
  5. lessee
  6. lessees
  7. lesseeship
  8. lesseeships
  9. lessemsaurid
  10. lessen
  11. lessenable

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