lessor

n.
One that lets property under a lease.

[Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman, from lesser, to let out, lease. See lease.]

The person who rents land or property to a lessee.

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The lessor is known also as the "landlord".

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One who rents property to another under a lease. A landlord. Compare with lessee.Example: In the arrangement shown in Figure, Abel is the lessor.

Owner of real or personal property who gives another the right to use it in return for rental payments. The three types of leases for the lessor are the Direct Financing Lease, the Sales-Type Lease, and the Operating Lease. See also Lessee.

The person granting a possessory interest in buildings, property, etc., by lease.

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One who rents real property or personal property to another.

A lessor of land is a landlord.

See: landlord and tenant.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udlejer, bortforpagter

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpachter, verhuurder

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) bailleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vermieter, Verpächter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) εκμισθωτής

Italiano (Italian)
locatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arrendador

Русский (Russian)
арендодатель

Español (Spanish)
n. - arrendador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utarrenderare, hyresvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
出租人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 出租人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빌려주는 사람, 지주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 貸し主, 家主, 賃貸人, 貸地人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المؤجر بموجب عقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחכיר, משכיר‬

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