lessee

From Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).

• IPA^(key): /lɛˈsiː/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iː

lessee (plural lessees)

1. An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
   • 1989, Harry F. Brooks, Donald S. Malecki, Insuring the Lease Exposure‎^[1], Cincinnati, OH: National Underwriter Co., →ISBN, page 116:

     These automobiles will be covered for the three excluded perils, if loss is caused by the lessee or the rentee.

2. The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
3. Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.

• leasee, renter, tenant

• lessor, landlord

• subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee

Contraction.

lessee

1. Pronunciation spelling of let's see.
   • 1947, Benjamin Appel, But Not Yet Slain, page 83:

     Lessee now, who else does the old master know?

   • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville:

     Huh? My name? Lessee... I just came outta that egg, so I guess I don'thave a name yet.

• “lessee”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• Leeses, leeses