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lessee

lessee

3 7.0
A person who rents a house or flat from the owner
  • noun
  • /lɛˈsi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arrendatario
  • Before moving in, the lessee inspected the property to ensure it met her needs.
  • owners and lessees

Examples

  • Newman said Durrani has not been able to find another lessee to keep the home open.

    Blog text (9)

  • So it shows that he was still operating as a lessee later on during this period.

  • In many, if not most, cases, the lessees were Chinese.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In the end, the leaseman refused to pay the increased rent, and a new lessee was secured to replace him.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Lessees could try their hand at running a firm without committing themselves to buying it.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The value of this leasehold right would depend on the desirability of the site to other potential lessees.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The TRPA sued the owners and lessees of three billboards because the defendants' signs did not comply with the TRPA's sign ordinance.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The lessee signed the agreement to rent the apartment for one year.

  • As a lessee, she must follow the terms outlined in the lease contract.

Synonyms

tenant
vslessee
248 3.0

A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord

focuses on holding a lease agreement rather than any occupation
renter
vslessee
41 1.8

A person who pays to use a house, car, or other property owned by someone else

refers specifically to holding a lease on real property rather than short hires
leaseholder
vslessee
1 6.3

A person who may live in or use a property for a set time and is not the owner

is the general occupier term rather than stressing legal title
leaser
vslessee
  • Archaic
5.3

A person or company that pays to use property for a set time

is used only for a person rather than companies
leaseman
vslessee
  • Archaic
7.7

A person who rents land, especially a farm, from the owner

is the general nonagricultural occupier rather than farm specific

Antonyms

lessor
  • Formal
1 7.1

A person or company that lets others use property for money

Surface Forms

lessee singular
lessees plural

Morphology

lessee = lease (transparent) = lease + ee

Standard nominalization with the suffix '-ee' indicating the person who holds or receives a lease; the meaning follows directly from 'lease'.

Etymology

Lessee comes from lease, a word for a rent agreement, and the ending -ee, which marks the person who 'receives' an action, as in employee. The root lease is like the verb let, which means 'to allow someone to use'. So a lessee is the person who receives the lease — the tenant who rents and uses the property.