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- Dictionarytenure/ˈtɛnjə/
noun
- 1. the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied. Similar
- 2. the holding of an office: "his tenure of the premiership would be threatened" Similar
verb
- 1. give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or lecturer: "I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor"
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TENURE definition: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time…. Learn more.
The meaning of TENURE is the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office); especially : a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal. How to use tenure in a sentence.
TENURE meaning: 1. being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time…. Learn more.
Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. Lack of security of tenure was a reason for many families becoming homeless.
Tenure from the Latin tenere means "to hold" and refers to the period of time a person works at a particular job or in an office. A president might have to deal with a recession during his tenure in the White House.
Definition of tenure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TENURE definition: 1. the legal right to live in a building or use a piece of land for a period 2. the period of time…. Learn more.
Tenure is the legal right to live in a particular building or to use a particular piece of land during a fixed period of time. [...] 2. Tenure is the period of time during which someone holds an important job. [...] 3. If you have tenure in your job, you have the right to keep it until you retire. [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
TENURE meaning: 1 : the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title; 2 : the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you want to have it
What does the noun tenure mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tenure . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
