tenant
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.
to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
to dwell or live (usually followed by in).
Origin of tenant
1Other words from tenant
- ten·ant·a·ble, adjective
- ten·ant·less, adjective
- ten·ant·like, adjective
- non·ten·ant, noun
- non·ten·ant·a·ble, adjective
- un·ten·ant·a·ble, adjective
- un·ten·ant·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with tenant
- tenant , tenet
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How to use tenant in a sentence
Several tenants said they were regularly being charged court fees for eviction cases that started before the pandemic and have been reopened in recent months.
Management company owned by Jared Kushner files to evict hundreds of families as moratoriums expire | Jonathan O'Connell, Aaron Gregg, Anu Narayanswamy | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostYes, it is good for the incumbent tenants who get to hang onto their underpriced apartments.
Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? (Ep. 435) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 15, 2020 | FreakonomicsSo there’s also currently legislation going through the NYC City Council that would postpone tax payments and offer some sort of incentive for landlords so they can work with their tenants.
The city had been a tenant at Civic Center Plaza for decades, so it knew the condition of the building inside and out.
Morning Report: The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Deal | Voice of San Diego | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoJason Hughes, president and CEO of Hughes Marino, a major commercial real estate player in San Diego that represents commercial tenants and buyers, sent out an email Friday that contained some concerning news, even if it wasn’t completely surprising.
Politics Report: City’s Big Recycled Water Project Wins in Court | Andrew Keatts | July 25, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Again I registered, and finding it tenantless, took over again my old room.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousXenie looked around her wildly, but the pretty little chamber was silent and tenantless.
A Dreadful Temptation | Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller"It is roomy enough for a barracks," Murat remarked as he wandered through suite after suite of the great tenantless rooms.
Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) ChampneyThen the ghost of that unforgettably strange odor passed away and was lost among the leagues of tenantless forest beyond.
The Wendigo | Algernon BlackwoodTenements are now tenantless that once were thronged with life.
Letters from Switzerland | Samuel Irenus Prime
British Dictionary definitions for tenant
/ (ˈtɛnənt) /
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
(tr) to hold (land or property) as a tenant
(intr foll by in) rare to dwell
Origin of tenant
1Derived forms of tenant
- tenantable, adjective
- tenantless, adjective
- tenant-like, adjective
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