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lessee

les·see
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [le-see]
    • /lɛˈsi/
    • /lesˈiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [le-see]
    • /lɛˈsi/

Definitions of lessee word

  • noun lessee a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted. 1
  • noun lessee A person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant. 1
  • noun lessee law: tenant, leaseholder 1
  • countable noun lessee A lessee is a person who has taken out a lease on something such as a house or piece of land. 0
  • noun lessee a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease 0
  • noun lessee a person to whom property is leased; tenant 0

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Origin of lessee

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; < Anglo-French. See lease1, -ee

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lessee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lessee popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

lessee usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lessee

noun lessee

  • renter — a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
  • tenant — a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.

Antonyms for lessee

noun lessee

  • grantor — a person or organization that makes a grant.
  • landlady — a woman who owns and leases an apartment, house, land, etc., to others.
  • lessor — a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.

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