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tenant
[ten-uhnt]
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.
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.
verb (used with object)
to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.
verb (used without object)
to dwell or live (usually followed byin ).
tenant
/ ˈtɛnənt /
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
verb
(tr) to hold (land or property) as a tenant
rare, to dwell
Other Word Forms
- tenant-like adjective
- tenantable adjective
- tenantless adjective
- tenantlike adjective
- nontenant noun
- nontenantable adjective
- untenantable adjective
- untenanted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tenant1
Example Sentences
It’s like buying a house once and having your tenants pay you back nearly two-thirds of the purchase price every single year, forever — with the rent going up 8%.
They are also charging their existing tenants more nationwide to offset falling rents for new move-ins.
If my own men are not around, I am not above texting my tenant and asking him to open it for me.
The move prompted some French brands to announce they would leave BHV Marais, but the department store had already been losing tenants over late payments.
The company is unlikely to earn tenant revenue before 2027, and those revenues will build up gradually over time.
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