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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Among the returning tenants is Angelini Ristorante & Bar run by prominent L.A. chef Gino Angelini.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
About one-third of the businesses are new, and many tenants are returning to their shops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The woman told her several other past tenants have ended up extending their stays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Landlords have started offering more buyouts to tenants living in rent-controlled apartments, and rent increases are spreading to Oakland, Calif., and San Jose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
For the rest of the day he jogged through the hallways and up and down stairs, scaring the nervous tenants half out of their wits.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
