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tenant
[ten-uhnt]
noun
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
Law.a person who holds or possesses for a time lands, tenements, or personalty of another, usually for rent.
an occupant or inhabitant of any place.
verb (used with object)
to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
verb (used without object)
to dwell or live (usually followed byin ).
tenant
/ ˈɛəԳ /
noun
a person who holds, occupies, or possesses land or property by any kind of right or title, esp from a landlord under a lease
a person who has the use of a house, flat, etc, subject to the payment of rent
any holder or occupant
verb
(tr) to hold (land or property) as a tenant
rareto dwell
Other 51Թ Forms
- tenantable adjective
- tenantless adjective
- tenantlike adjective
- nontenant noun
- nontenantable adjective
- untenantable adjective
- untenanted adjective
- ˈٱԲԳ-ˌ adjective
- ˈٱԲԳٲ adjective
- ˈٱԲԳٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tenant1
Example Sentences
Alleging widespread and egregious violations of housing and tenant laws, Atty.
"Other parts of the building are used as office space or let to local business tenants which are unaffected by the review and will remain open as usual, including the Ristorante Café Arena."
Many landlords check credit scores to judge potential tenants, those with low scores might be turned away.
The majority of the 778 apartments will be privately owned and rented out to tenants, but up to 20% of the properties will be constructed as social, affordable homes.
Daniel Teles, a housing researcher with the Urban Institute think tank, said the impact for tenants depends on their own financial situation.
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