tenement

[ ten-uh-muhnt ]

/ ˈtɛn ə mənt /

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noun

Also called tenement house . a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.

Law.

any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another.
tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property.

British. an apartment or room rented by a tenant.

Archaic. any abode or habitation.

Origin of tenement

1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin tenēmentum, equivalent to Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM tenement

ten·e·men·tal

[ten-uh-men-tl], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tl/, ten·e·men·ta·ry

[ten-uh-men-tuh-ree], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tə ri/, adjectiveten·e·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby tenement

tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold

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Example sentences from the Web for tenement

She got involved with the early labor movement and with tenement reform.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Feminist Icon|Eleanor Clift|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then specified the salary and commission to be paid, and engaged Mr. Feldman to draw the deed for the tenement house.
Potash & Perlmutter|Montague Glass
I know of eight tenement babies born down there in this one week.
His Family|Ernest Poole
I spoke of the instinct for the crowd in the tenement house boy as evidence that the slum had got its grip on him.
A Ten Year War|Jacob A. Riis

And so it comes down to the tenement, the destroyer of individuality and character everywhere.
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis
The drift in tenement building, as in everything else, is toward concentration, and helps smooth the way.
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis

British Dictionary definitions for tenement

tenement

/ (ˈtɛnəmənt) /

noun

Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats

a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent

mainly British a room or flat for rent

property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc

Derived forms of tenement

tenemental (ˌtɛnəˈmɛntəl) or tenementary, adjectivetenemented, adjective

Word Origin for tenement

C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tenement
释义	tenement [ ten-uh-muhnt ] / ˈtɛn ə mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenement ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called tenement house . a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city. Law. any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another. tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property. British. an apartment or room rented by a tenant. Archaic. any abode or habitation. Origin of tenement 1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin tenēmentum, equivalent to Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum-ment OTHER WORDS FROM tenement ten·e·men·tal [ten-uh-men-tl], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tl/, ten·e·men·ta·ry [ten-uh-men-tuh-ree], /ˌtɛn əˈmɛn tə ri/, adjectiveten·e·ment·ed, adjective Words nearby tenement tenebrionid, tenebrism, tenebrous, tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenement She got involved with the early labor movement and with tenement reform. Eleanor Roosevelt: Feminist Icon\|Eleanor Clift\|September 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He then specified the salary and commission to be paid, and engaged Mr. Feldman to draw the deed for the tenement house. Potash & Perlmutter\|Montague Glass I know of eight tenement babies born down there in this one week. His Family\|Ernest Poole I spoke of the instinct for the crowd in the tenement house boy as evidence that the slum had got its grip on him. A Ten Year War\|Jacob A. Riis And so it comes down to the tenement, the destroyer of individuality and character everywhere. How the Other Half Lives\|Jacob A. Riis The drift in tenement building, as in everything else, is toward concentration, and helps smooth the way. How the Other Half Lives\|Jacob A. Riis British Dictionary definitions for tenement tenement / (ˈtɛnəmənt) / noun Also called: tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent mainly British a room or flat for rent property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc Derived forms of tenement tenemental (ˌtɛnəˈmɛntəl) or tenementary, adjectivetenemented, adjective Word Origin for tenement C14: from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tenement coop, slum, high-rise, boarding house, flat, cooperative, dump, pad, den, rental, digs
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tenement

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