as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the lessee has the right to expect the lessor to make all necessary repairs in a timely manner
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Recent Examples of lessee
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
Both property owners and lessees have the option to designate a representative to manage hearings related to their property.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 9 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
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Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Both property owners and lessees have the option to designate a representative to manage hearings related to their property.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 9 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessee
tenant
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John Burton, who championed liberal causes during his 40 years in California politics as an environmentalist, tenants’ rights advocate, and defender of the working class and labor, has died.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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New managers took over Olive Dell Ranch in 2019, and tenants have complained that the property has been neglected since then.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Lessee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessee. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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