Business Leasing Vocabulary

noun a person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant

• The lessee is responsible for maintaining the property according to the lease agreement.
• The lessee needs to make sure they take good care of the rental property.
• The lessee better not trash the place or they'll lose their security deposit.
• As the lessee of your own life, you have the power to make decisions that shape your future.

noun a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord

• The tenant signed a lease agreement with the landlord for a year.
• The tenant next door always throws loud parties on the weekends.
• I heard the new tenant is a real cool cat.
• As a writer, I see words as tenants in the house of language.