Meaning

3 senses
  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.

  2. The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

    Pächter, Mieter, Leasingnehmer

    аренда́торarendátor, съёмщикsʺjómščik

    a tenant who holds a 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.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one to whom a lease is given:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one to whom a lease is given:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: lessees
Singularlessee
Plurallessees

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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