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les·see

 (lĕ-sē′)
n.
One that holds a lease; a tenant.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from past participle of lesser, to let out, lease; see lease.]
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lessee

(lɛˈsiː)
n
(Law) a person to whom a lease is granted; a tenant under a lease
[C15: via Anglo-French from Old French lessé, from lesser to lease1]
lesˈseeship n
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les•see

(lɛˈsi)

n.
a person to whom a lease is granted.
[1485–95; < Anglo-French. See lease, -ee]
les•see′ship, n.
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lessee

a person or entity to whom a lease is given; a person or entity that leases property as a tenant.
See also: Property and Ownership
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lessee - a tenant who holds a lease
holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
renter, tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent"
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Translations
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lessee

[leˈsiː] N [of house] → inquilino/a m/f; [of land] → arrendatario/a m/f
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lessee

[ˌlɛˈsiː] nlocataire m/f (à bail), preneur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lessee

nPächter(in) m(f); (of house, flat)Mieter(in) m(f); (of equipment)Leasingnehmer(in) m(f)
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lessee

[lɛˈsiː] naffittuario/a, locatario/a
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References in classic literature ?
It was beyond all argument superior to the telephones then in use and the lessees of Bell telephones clamored with one voice for "a transmitter as good as Edison's." This, of course, could not be had in a moment, and the five months that followed were the darkest days in the childhood of the telephone.
There's only a little bit of the vineyard that isn't abandoned-- just enough to make wine for the present Italian lessees, who are running a poverty-stricken milk ranch on the leavings of the soil.
"Lessee you drink now," he said; and Jurgis took the bottle and turned it up to his mouth, and a wonderfully unearthly liquid ecstasy poured down his throat, tickling every nerve of him, thrilling him with joy.
In considering the tax treatment we have considered the tax treatment of the lessors assuming that the lessor is not in the same jurisdiction of the lessee. With regards to the lessee, we have considered the tax treatment of lessees in Germany, the UK and the US.
The long-term ratings bear a "stable" outlook, reflecting the agency's expectation that the Lessees (the operators of the transaction's assets) will be able to meet their scheduled lease payments and, in turn, the payment obligations under the Islamic Securities throughout their remaining tenures, RAM Ratings said.
Indeed, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (subsequently amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002), most lessees actually have a legal right to buy the freehold - oS n condition that at least half of them participate in the purchase.
MUCH is said about, and comments made on, the way landlords and managing agents should conduct themselves in delivering management services to blocks of leasehold flats - services that enable lessees to enjoy their home and the community in which they live.
A spokeswoman for S& NPE says: "To be successful we need our lessees to be successful.
For accounting purposes, finance leases are treated as seller-financed sales of property by lessors to lessees (i.e., "financing" transactions rather than "rental" transactions).
According to the web site of IASB, the revision was a 'joint project' undertaken by both the IASB and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) with the attempt to 'develop an approach requiring lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations arising under leases.' As reiterated in an article posted by the Tax and Accounting Center, the new standard focuses more on these rights transferred and obligations incurred rather than on the risks and rewards conveyed by the lease to the business.
A spokesman for NAB GB said here Tuesday that reference had been filed against former Conservator GB Forest Department Mohammad Zamrud and six Forest Lessees including Haji Ghulbar Khan, Haji Naseeb Khan, Abdul Sammad, Kimiat Khan, Mohammad Qasim and Dilpazir Ahmed inflicting Rs45.337 million loss to the kitty.