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- Dictionarytenant/ˈtɛnənt/
noun
- 1. a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord: "council-house tenants"
verb
- 1. occupy (property) as a tenant: "the house was tenanted by his cousin"
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The meaning of TENANT is one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another; specifically : one who rents or leases a dwelling (such as a house) from a landlord. How to use tenant in a sentence.
a person or organization that uses a building or land and pays rent to its owner: We are hoping to lease the four-story building to a single tenant when it's completed this fall. Both parties, landlord and tenant, will be bound by any express terms in the contract. See also. anchor tenant. life tenant. prime tenant. sitting tenant. statutory tenant
A tenant is someone who lives in a place owned by someone else, usually paying rent. If you blast your music and let the cat pee in the corner, your landlord will not think that you're a very good tenant.
noun. /ˈtenənt/ a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it. They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. The decorating was done by a previous tenant. tenant farmers (= ones who do not own their own farms) Wordfinder. Collocations Moving house. Extra Examples. Topics Houses and homes c1.
a person or organization that uses a building or land and pays rent to its owner: We are hoping to lease the four-story building to a single tenant when it's completed this fall. Both parties, landlord and tenant, will be bound by any express terms in the contract. See also. anchor tenant. life tenant. prime tenant. sitting tenant. statutory tenant
A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use.
1. (Law) a person who holds, occupies, or possesses land or property by any kind of right or title, esp from a landlord under a lease. 2. a person who has the use of a house, flat, etc, subject to the payment of rent. 3. any holder or occupant. vb. 4. (Law) (tr) to hold (land or property) as a tenant. 5. rare (foll by: in) to dwell.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tenant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. tenant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
TENANT definition: someone who pays rent to live in a room, house, etc. Learn more.
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.
