rentee en · NOUN
Etymology
From rent + -ee.
Meanings
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(rare) One who rents (property, etc.) from somebody.
The land should, when procurable on such terms, be rented from the Zemindar, or the person to whom it has been let; and the rentee should engage to plough, and sow the land and reap the crop, […]
1840, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Papers on the Cultivation of Cotton in India, London, page 62:These automobiles will be covered for the three excluded perils, if loss is caused by the lessee or the rentee.
1989, Harry F. Brooks, Donald S. Malecki, Insuring the Lease Exposure, Cincinnati, OH: National Underwriter Co., →ISBN, page 116:Where such alarm systems do not exist, it is recommended that a private security force be hired by the rentee.
1978, John Greenhalgh, Practitioner's Guide to School Business Management, Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 233:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rentees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |