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leaseholder

American  
[lees-hohl-der] / ˈlisˌhoʊl dər /

noun

  1. a tenant under a lease.

Etymology

Origin of leaseholder

First recorded in 1855–60; lease 1 + holder

Example Sentences

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The government has run a consultation on leaseholder service charges and is looking at strengthening residents' rights.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

When construction of housing long planned for the campus has been delayed by funding hurdles, he asked why couldn’t leaseholder funds be used to pay for new construction?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Under the leasehold system, third-party landlords known as freeholders own the building and a leaseholder buys the right to occupy a flat within it for a fixed time period.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

Ben is a leaseholder in a council-owned block and says many of his complaints to Wandsworth Council went unanswered.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

He was convinced that the heirs could not be robbed of their rights through the acts of a leaseholder, which, legally was the status of Roger Morris.

From John Jacob Astor by Hubbard, Elbert

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