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lessor

[les-awr, le-sawr] / ˈlɛs ɔr, lɛˈsɔr /
NOUN
landlord
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NOUN
granter of lease
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STRONG
leaser renter
WEAK


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According to the analysts, aviation lessor Castlelake’s strategy relies on splitting easyJet apart rather than keeping it whole, as its individual assets could fetch significantly higher returns independently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

There are individual owners of flats, then a residential management company, and then the landlord - or head lessor - above them.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

But on Thursday, Davis said that the lessor had pulled out of the deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

The estate of a laborer killed on the job has reached a $9.8 million settlement with the city of Marysville, its Canadian contractor and the lessor of a machine that killed him.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

A lessee for years may assign over his whole interest to another, unless restrained by agreement not to assign without leave of the lessor.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Andrew W. Young




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