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lessee

[le-see] / lɛˈsi /
NOUN
holder of lease
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Jefferies doesn’t expect the government to reinstate the tax, citing last year’s Oilfields Development Bill, which stipulates that petroleum lease terms should remain stable and not be altered to the disadvantage of the lessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Most studio operators did not lose a single lessee during the production shutdown, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said her department must be consistent in how it applies lease terms to ensure that no lessee receives special treatment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

“We must be consistent in how we apply lease terms to ensure that no lessee receives special treatment.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2022

Many leases are dependent on lives; and both lessor and lessee are concerned in knowing whether a particular life has terminated or not.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.




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