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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The government on Tuesday presented amended versions of those bills, which include tax breaks for tenants and small property owners, loans for first-time buyers 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
The jars will be given away to staff, shoppers, tenants and charities.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mazariegos said homeless prevention starts with enforcing a “huge list” of the city’s tenant rights laws, including rent control and prohibitions against landlords harassing tenants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Presently the chambers gave up their fair tenants one after another: each came out gaily and airily, with dress that gleamed lustrous through the dusk.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
