lessee

  • 21lessee's interest — The appraised value of a lessee s interest in order to determine its worth for assignment or sale. In appraising the value of a potential sublease or assignment (sale) of the lease, the value is the market value of the property, less the interest …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22lessee — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from lessé, past participle of lesser to lease more at lease Date: 15th century one that holds real or personal property under a lease …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23lessee — lesseeship, n. /le see /, n. a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted. [1485 95; < AF. See LEASE1, EE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 24lessee — noun a) An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property …

    Wiktionary

  • 25lessee — Synonyms and related words: board and roomer, boarder, hirer, homesteader, incumbent, leaseholder, lodger, occupant, occupier, paying guest, renter, resident, roomer, squatter, sublessee, subtenant, tenant, tenant at sufferance, tenant for life,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26lessee — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boarder, resident, rentee; see renter …

    English dictionary for students

  • 27lessee — les|see [leˈsi:] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: , from the past participle of lesser; LEASE2] law someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc for a period of time in return for payment to the owner →↑lessor …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28lessee — les|see [ le si ] noun count LEGAL someone who pays rent to use land or property and has signed a LEASE (=a legal agreement) with the owner. The owner is called the lessor …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29lessee — see LEASE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30lessee — les·see || le sɪː n. renter, tenant, one to whom a lease is granted …

    English contemporary dictionary