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Licensee vs Lessee - What's the difference?

licensee | lessee |

As nouns the difference between licensee and lessee

is that licensee is (legal) a person to whom a license is granted 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 a verb lessee is

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licensee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A person to whom a license is granted.

    • See also

    * licensor

    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)