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
Landlords complain that evicting tenants who stop paying rent can take months, leaving them to cover mortgage payments and other costs, and that changing rules on renting create legal uncertainty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
Meanwhile Dad had been checking each floor was vacated, the last tenants all gone.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
