tenant
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.
tenants
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pluralof tenant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For tenants, affordability is cheaper rent — and perhaps the option to buy their own home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Fillol said her landlord refused to make repairs, telling her and the other tenants they would struggle to find affordable alternatives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The government presented new emergency housing measures on Tuesday, including tax breaks for tenants and an extension of an eviction ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tock, an audio engineer and teacher, has distributed flyers and talked to tenants about organizing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
With these slips of pink paper his tenants could buy everything in the general store; their wages were paid in them.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
