lessee

les·see  (l-s)

n.

One that holds a lease.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from past participle of lesser, to let out, lease; see lease.]

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lessee

Noun

a person to whom a lease is granted [Old French lesser to lease]

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lessee

a person or entity to whom a lease is given; a person or entity that leases property as a tenant.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lessee - a tenant who holds a lease leaseholder holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" renter, tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"

Translations

lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → inquilino/a, arrendatario/a

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lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → locataire m/f (à bail), preneur/euse du bail

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lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → Pächter(in) m(f)

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lessee [lɛˈsiː] n → affittuario/a, locatario/a