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lessor
[
les
-awr
,
le-
sawr
]
Example Sentences
Origin
les·sor
/
ˈlɛs
ɔr
,
lɛˈsɔr
/
Show Spelled
[
les
-awr
,
le-
sawr
]
Show IPA
noun
a person, group, etc., who grants a
lease
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
lesso
(
u
)
r
<
Anglo-French.
See
lease
1
,
-or
2
Can be confused:
lesser
,
lessor
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example Sentences
It is also a
lessor
of rail cars and truck trailers.
Increase employment, albeit at a
lessor
lifestyle, and reduce the real debt.
Any value is a product of
lessor
values, and visa versa.
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It is also a
lessor
of rail cars and truck trailers.
Increase employment, albeit at a
lessor
lifestyle, and reduce the real debt.
Any value is a product of
lessor
values, and visa versa.
Lease in which the
lessor
promises to maintain and insure the equipment leased.
It is also the biggest issuer of private label credit cards and the biggest aircraft
lessor
.
He has since suffered several
lessor
strokes and his health continues to decline.
There's no chance of a
lessor
helping itself to an extra monthly payment.
Mergers can't produce the big capacity cuts the industry needs without violating all employee and
lessor
contracts.
From the comments it seems that you all feel those in the cheap seats are a
lessor
breed.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
lessor
(ˈlɛsɔː, lɛˈsɔː)
—
n
a person who grants a lease of property
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lessor
late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. lessor (late 13c.), from verb lesser (see
lease
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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