as in tenants
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 lessees
Under the program qualifying lessees who place an order for a Gravity by September 30 and lease between October 1 and December 31 will be eligible to receive a $7,500 Lucid Advantage Credit.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessees
tenants
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The agency alleged that the $100 million payment paved the way for Zillow to overwhelmingly take over an industry that millions of Americans use to find a place to live, as well as property managers procuring tenants.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The firm even signed a handful of retail tenants and was talking about plans for future residential towers.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Lessees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessees. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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