tenant
/ˈtɛ.nənt/noun, verb2 syllables
Tenant means: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else.
Synonyms for tenant7
noun, as in someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
renter
What does tenant mean?4
noun
1
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else“the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent”
2
a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
3
any occupant who dwells in a place
verb
1
occupy as a tenant
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with tenant?1
three syllables
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Tenant in a sentence
- Last year, a tenant was evicted from the building next door.Miktsoanit
- When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.FeuDRenais2
- If the agreement is formalized in writing, the tenants have even more rights.mccarras
- Gentrification is a process carried out by landlords and developers, not by tenants.shekitten
- The previous tenant took excellent care of her apartment.CM
- The tenant must pay the landlord the rent at the end of each month.Grim_fandango
- The previous tenant took care of the apartment.Maralula
- A tenancy agreement is a legally binding document between a landlord and their tenant.patgfisher
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Forms of tenant
as a noun
- plural
- tenants
as a verb
- past tense
- tenanted
- present participle
- tenanting
- third-person singular
- tenants
- past participle
- tenanted