: one that holds real or personal property under a lease
Examples of lessee in a Sentence
the lessee has the right to expect the lessor to make all necessary repairs in a timely manner
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The lessee doesn't own the vehicle and must return it to the dealer when the lease expires.
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Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Check the terms of your contract to see if you’d be held responsible if the new lessee didn’t make payments on time.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act that put the kibosh on so many models’ eligibility also extended them to commercial fleets (which in this case includes automakers’ captive financing arms) that are allowed to claim the tax credit without limitations and pass all or part of it along to lessees.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
When combined with another $15,000 in savings and incentives for lessees, Tesla owners can get up to $20,000 to switch to a Polestar 3.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
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Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Check the terms of your contract to see if you’d be held responsible if the new lessee didn’t make payments on time.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act that put the kibosh on so many models’ eligibility also extended them to commercial fleets (which in this case includes automakers’ captive financing arms) that are allowed to claim the tax credit without limitations and pass all or part of it along to lessees.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
When combined with another $15,000 in savings and incentives for lessees, Tesla owners can get up to $20,000 to switch to a Polestar 3.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lessee
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“Lessee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lessee. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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lessee
noun
les·see
le-ˈsē 
: a person holding or occupying property under a lease
Legal Definition
lessee
noun
les·see
le-ˈsē
: a person who has possession of real or personal property under a lease
specifically
: a tenant of real property under a lease
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