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lessee
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Lessee
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les·see
/
lɛˈsi
/
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[
le-
see
]
Show IPA
noun
a person, group, etc., to whom a
lease
is granted.
Origin:
1485–95;
<
Anglo-French.
See
lease
1
,
-ee
Related forms
les·see·ship,
noun
un·der·les·see,
noun
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lessee
(lɛˈsiː)
—
n
a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease
[C15: via Anglo-French from Old French
lessé
, from
lesser
to
lease
1
]
les'seeship
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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00:10
Lessee
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So is
ort
. Does it mean:
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gobo
. Does it mean:
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bezoar
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lessee
late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. lesee, from O.Fr. lessé, pp. of lesser (Mod.Fr. laisser) "to leave" (see
lease
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Leveraged leases generally involve three parties: a lessor, a
lessee
, and a lender to the lessor.
Lessee
to transmit statement of minerals removed and royalty due.
The
lessee
has occupancy rights in the property for a specified term.
The
lessee
is liable for loss, destruction, or damage of the rental property during the term of the rental agreement.
We failed to cancel the authorization, so caveat
lessee
.
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