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 Esports company Savvy Games, aircraft lessor AviLease, telecom firm STC, and mining giant Ma’aden, as well as dividend earnings from Saudi National Bank, helped boost 2024 revenues 25%. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 July 2025 Using off-lease cars is a big win, as nobody cares if a taxi is 3 years old, and so some lessor eats 40% or more of the depreciation on the vehicle. Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Citi upgrades Air Lease to buy from neutral Citi said the air craft lessor is well positioned. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 May 2025 The lessor placed firm orders for up to 20 737-8 jets with options for 10 more. Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lessor
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landlord
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  • The Maryland Supreme Court opinion concluded that more analysis will be needed to decide if the landlord’s minimum-income rule disproportionately (and illegally) hurts voucher holders under the state’s Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Newsweek covered a post detailing a young tenant's dispute with their landlord over a security-deposit deduction that went viral on Reddit.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Lessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessor. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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