tenancy
noun
a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
tenancies
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pluralof tenancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These rules apply to both fixed-term leases and month-to-month tenancies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Joint tenancies, living trusts, life estates and transfer-on-death deeds are no longer necessarily protected from recovery, depending on the circumstances.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Also, with anchor customer Vodafone Idea possibly raising funds to expand 4G capacity and roll out 4G and 5G networks, this would add new tenancies to Indus Towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The good news for renters is that cost pressures for new tenancies have started to ease, according to Zoopla.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
For the last half-century large fractions of the agricultural classes are being entirely despoiled of their lands or reduced to onerous tenancies.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
