les·sor
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| a person, group, etc., who grants a lease. |
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Lessor
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| les·sor
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n. One that lets property under a lease. [Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to let out, lease; see lease.] |
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| lessor | |
noun | |
| someone who grants a lease |
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Lessor
The person who rents land or property to a lessee.
Investopedia Commentary
The lessor is also known as the "landlord."
See also: Cash on Cash Return, Deed, Investment Real Estate, Leaseback, Lessee, Mortgage, Real Estate Limited Partnership, REIT
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lessor
- The owner of an asset who permits another party to use the asset under a lease. Compare lessee.
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Main Entry: les·sor
Pronunciation: 'le-"sor, le-'sor
Function: noun
: a person who conveys the possession of real or personal property under a lease
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Lessor
Les"sor\ (l[e^]s"s[o^]r or l[e^]s*s[^o]r"), n. [See Lessee, Lease, v. t.] (Law) One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease. --Blackstone.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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