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Lesser vs Lessee - What's the difference?

lesser | lessee |

As nouns the difference between lesser and lessee

is that lesser is a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc while lessee is an individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.

As an adjective lesser

is comparative of little.

As a verb lessee is

eye dialect of let's see|lang=en.

lesser

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (little)
  • of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.
  • Derived terms

    * lesser anteater * Lesser Antilles * lesser celandine * lesser extent * lesser evil, lesser of two evils * lesser flamingo * lesser included offense * lesser nothura * lesser spotted woodpecker

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
  • the lesser of two evils
    The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    lessee

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
  • The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
  • Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.
  • Antonyms
    * lessor
    Synonyms
    * tenant, renter

    Etymology 2

    Contraction

    Verb

    (head)