lessor
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lessor
a person who grants a lease: The lessor agreed to let me stay another month.
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les·sor
(lĕs′ôr′, lĕ-sôr′)n.
One who leases property; a landlord.
[Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to let out, lease; see lease.]
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lessor
(ˈlɛsɔː; lɛˈsɔː)n
(Law) a person who grants a lease of property
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les•sor
(ˈlɛs ɔr, lɛˈsɔr)n.
a person who grants a lease.
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lessor
a person or entity that grants a lease to another; a person or entity that leases property as a landlord.
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Noun | 1. | lessor - someone who grants a lease owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" |
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lessor
[lɛˈsɔːr ˈlɛsɔːr] n → bailleur/eresse m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lessor
n (form) → Verpächter(in) m(f); (of flat etc) → Vermieter(in) m(f); (of equipment) → Leasinggeber(in) m(f)
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lessor
[lɛˈsɔːʳ] n → locatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995