Meaning & use
leaseholders
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“leaseholders” is a form of “leaseholder”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounplurallegalBritish
People who hold the right to use a property for a fixed period under a lease.
Grammar: Countable noun in the plural; the singular is "leaseholder": one leaseholder, two leaseholders.
Patterns
- leaseholders of a property
- a group of leaseholders
- leaseholders and freeholders
The leaseholders in the building voted to repair the roof.
Many leaseholders complained about the sudden rise in service charges.
Under the new law, leaseholders can buy the freehold more easily.
Word forms
| singular | leaseholder |
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Common combinations
- a group of leaseholders
- A group of leaseholders met to discuss the maintenance costs.
- leaseholders' rights
- The campaign focused on leaseholders' rights and fair fees.
- flat leaseholders
- Flat leaseholders often pay a yearly service charge.
- leaseholders and freeholders
- The dispute was between the leaseholders and freeholders of the estate.
Synonyms and how they differ
- tenant
- A tenant rents from a landlord, while a leaseholder usually owns the right to occupy for a long fixed term.
- lessee
- A legal term with the same basic meaning, used mostly in contracts rather than everyday speech.
Opposites
Word family
- leaseholder noun
- One person who holds a lease.
- leasehold noun
- The legal right to use property for a set period.
- lease noun
- A written agreement to rent property for a period.
- lease verb
- To rent out or take property under a lease.
Commonly confused: leaseholders or shareholders?
leaseholders vs shareholders
Shareholders own shares in a company, not property under a lease; the words sound similar but are unrelated.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses "leaseholders" correctly.
Choose one answer.
"Leaseholders" is plural, so it takes the plural verb "pay". The other options use singular verbs ("pays", "is", "has") that do not agree with a plural subject.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “leaseholders”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.