🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

임차인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: imcha-in

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lessee/lɛˈsiː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"임차인은 계약서를 서명했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or entity that leases or rents property from another party.

    "The lessee agreed to pay the rent on the first of each month."
  2. 2

    In legal terms, the individual who receives the right to use and occupy a property under the terms of a lease agreement.

    "As the lessee, she had the right to make alterations to the apartment with the landlord's permission."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'lessee' originates from the Old French word 'laisser', meaning 'to let or allow', which itself comes from the Latin 'lassare'. The term evolved in legal contexts during the Middle Ages to refer specifically to a person who leases property.

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