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Recent Examples of lessor
According to a recent blog post from Lightbourn, Chinese lessor portfolios have approximately $100 billion of shipping assets, accounting for more than 15% of the global ship finance market.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
This is a compelling approach, as the lessor traditionally owns residual risk in an automotive lease transaction.
—Hughey Newsome, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Spirit is also locked in a dispute with aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings over a deal covering 36 Airbus planes due for delivery between 2027 and 2028.
—Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
People who plan to own and occupy the home, for example, are ranked above prospective sellers or lessors.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
This is a compelling approach, as the lessor traditionally owns residual risk in an automotive lease transaction.
—Hughey Newsome, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Spirit is also locked in a dispute with aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings over a deal covering 36 Airbus planes due for delivery between 2027 and 2028.
—Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
People who plan to own and occupy the home, for example, are ranked above prospective sellers or lessors.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lessor
landlord
Noun
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Tiana Noble, a Starbucks spokesperson, said the landlord terminated the company’s lease when the building burned down.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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As recent research shows, protections for nonpaying or scofflaw tenants force landlords to raise rents for everybody else.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Lessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessor. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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