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tenant /ˈtɛnənt /noun1A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord: council-house tenants figurative a frequent tenant of the gossip columns...- Almost a tenth of all houses are occupied by tenants renting from private landlords.
- You can sell your property, or find tenants to rent it.
- The oversupply of rental property has resulted in landlords cutting rents to attract tenants.
Synonyms occupant, resident, inhabitant; leaseholder, lessee, renter, holder; addressee; lodger, boarder; British occupier, sitting tenant; North American roomer formal dweller historical feodary 1.1 Law A person in possession of real property by any right or title.In breach of covenant, the tenant has failed to complete the works....- The lease here provides only that the tenant bears all the responsibility for maintenance.
verb [with object]Occupy (property) as a tenant: the house was tenanted by his cousin...- These standards will apply to all tenanted properties.
- They own 700 leased pubs and around 300 tenanted properties.
- Relatively few public companies specialise in buying tenanted property in the private residential sector.
Derivativestenantable /ˈtɛnəntəb(ə)l/ adjective ( formal) ...- The landlord is simply going to re-market the property as it is, but on the basis that it will be put into good and tenantable repair.
- The only room regarded as tenantable by gentlemen, was, in fact, the coal-cellar in disguise.
- The structure and the exterior of the building are kept in good and tenantable condition.
tenantless adjective ...- An investment property may be tenantless for two and three months some years.
- For several months the building stood tenantless.
- This tiny dwelling, intended for a shepherd, was tenantless.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally 'holding', present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere. Rhymeslieutenant, pennant, subtenant |