How to Use lessor in a Sentence

lessor

noun
  • Been a fan of both Berry and Mays, to a lessor extent, all my life but didn't know this side.
    — Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
  • So why aren’t investors buying the dip in lessor shares and ABS?
    — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Shares of some traditional aircraft lessors have fallen this year.
    — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The airline was also looking to dissuade lessors from taking action.
    — Reuters, CNN, 3 May 2023
  • People who plan to own and occupy the home, for example, are ranked above prospective sellers or lessors.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Stopkotte said that Brush is a friend of his and his lessor for his Indiana residence.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2018
  • There is also talk that Richard could accept a lessor position with the Seahawks.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The model also puts pressure on the lessor to make sure their products are performing on the factory floor.
    — Ethan Karp, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Citi upgrades Air Lease to buy from neutral Citi said the air craft lessor is well positioned.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 May 2025
  • Many dealers require lessors to put down a security deposit after signing the lease.
    — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • But building management and a lessor of office space there said AdStyle isn’t a tenant.
    — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
  • Hunters don't want to waste any more money on suing lessor Dion Dawson, a local news station reports.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2023
  • In a wet lease, the lessor is responsible for providing the plane as well as the crew, maintenance and insurance.
    — Peter Guo, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, lessors use the bonds to unload older aircraft without giving up their income from managing the fleet.
    — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The money factor is not an interest rate; it is based on a formula that lessors devise to determine their profit.
    — Houston Chronicle, 29 June 2018
  • This migration out of Chinese lessors to other capital providers could be a threat to the Chinese lessors.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In cases in which the lessor’s contract includes highly variable future payments, the size of the accounting loss could be substantial.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2021
  • About 70% of airlines and lessors surveyed by Citi Research said groundings caused by engine issues were a key concern.
    — Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Using off-lease cars is a big win, as nobody cares if a taxi is 3 years old, and so some lessor eats 40% or more of the depreciation on the vehicle.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Each plane is outfitted with bespoke equipment and cabins selected by airlines, and must clear flight tests before airlines and lessors take ownership.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The biggest lessor of space at Chateauroux is Airbus, which is storing some 23 planes that can’t yet be delivered to customers.
    — Tara Patel, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The city of San Antonio remains the property owner and lessor, while the city of Alamo Heights is the pool owner and lessee.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2022
  • Air travel demand contracted violently, hobbling GE’s business as the world’s largest lessor of planes.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 24 May 2018
  • Most of the arrests were for curfew violations and a lessor extent looting Department did not have specific breakdown.
    — NBC News, 4 June 2020
  • For the part of its fleet that's leased, the lessor will retain possession and will be free to re-lease to Spirit or another airline, depending on what offers are on the table.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2024
  • This is a compelling approach, as the lessor traditionally owns residual risk in an automotive lease transaction.
    — Hughey Newsome, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Including its backlog, Air Lease is the fifth-largest aircraft lessor, according to a tally by IBA.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Air Lease is seeing delays of a month or less, John Plueger, the aircraft lessor’s chief executive officer, told analysts last week.
    — Eliza Haverstock, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
  • The construction of the parking lot was then found to have been issued a premature permit and was then revoked, causing significant money to be spent by the sub-lessor before the project was halted.
    — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2020
  • But now that lessors have taken most of the fleet, employees have all but given up on back wages, and the country’s aviation market has moved on, liquidation is the most practical solution.
    — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 24 June 2019

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