lessee
pronunciation
How to pronounce lessee in British English:
UK [leˈsi:]
How to pronounce lessee in American English:
US [lɛˈsi]
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- Noun:
- a tenant who holds a lease
Word Origin
- lessee
- lessee: see lease
- lessee (n.)
- "one to whom a lease is given," late 15c., from Anglo-French lesee, Old French lessé, past participle of lesser (Modern French laisser) "to let, leave" (see lease).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Public rental housing lessor and lessee shall sign a written lease contract .
- 2. Elderly people who find that the bed on which they lie has been the subject of a financial transaction on which the lessee has defaulted are just a particularly hard case .
- 3. Article 216 lessor 's obligation to deliver lease item the lessor shall deliver the lease item to the lessee in accordance with the contract and shall , during the lease term , keep the lease item fit for the prescribed purpose .
- 4. Article 32 during the period of financing lease , the lessee may transfer the right of the possession of the civil aircraft as well as other rights under the lease contract only with the consent of the lessor and without jeopardizing the interests of third parties .
- 5. Article 219 lessor entitled to terminate in case of unauthorized use where the lessee failed to use the lease item in the prescribed manner or in a manner consistent with its nature , thereby causing damage to it , the lessor may terminate the contract and claim damages .