Definition of lessornext
as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another lessors are free to charge as much as they want for a house

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for lessor
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landlord
Noun
  • According to Kelly, the building's landlord, CF BAT LIT LLC, is involved in the remediation process.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Eric Adams is a landlord who owns enough in the metro area to make the question of his actual address a long-standing joke.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Lessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessor. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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