: one that transfers property (such as a house or a car) by a contract
Examples of lessor in a Sentence
lessors are free to charge as much as they want for a house
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There are lessor productions that folded tents and walked away and this one didn't.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 July 2025
As things work today, banks finance the aviation industry in two ways: through general purpose loans to airlines, lessors, and aerospace companies, and through dedicated loans that bankroll specific aircraft leases and purchases.
—Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Deliveries are a crucial bellwether of financial health, as the bulk of payment for the aircraft from airline or lessor customers occurs at delivery.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Esports company Savvy Games, aircraft lessor AviLease, telecom firm STC, and mining giant Ma’aden, as well as dividend earnings from Saudi National Bank, helped boost 2024 revenues 25%.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 July 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 July 2025
As things work today, banks finance the aviation industry in two ways: through general purpose loans to airlines, lessors, and aerospace companies, and through dedicated loans that bankroll specific aircraft leases and purchases.
—Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Deliveries are a crucial bellwether of financial health, as the bulk of payment for the aircraft from airline or lessor customers occurs at delivery.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Esports company Savvy Games, aircraft lessor AviLease, telecom firm STC, and mining giant Ma’aden, as well as dividend earnings from Saudi National Bank, helped boost 2024 revenues 25%.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 July 2025
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“Lessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lessor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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lessor
noun
les·sor
ˈles-ˌȯ(ə)r 
le-ˈsȯ(ə)r
le-ˈsȯ(ə)r
: one that leases property to another
Legal Definition
lessor
noun
les·sor
ˈle-ˌsȯr, le-ˈsȯr
: a person who conveys the possession of real or personal property under a lease
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