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单词 tenant
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Definition of tenant in English:

tenant

noun ˈtɛnəntˈtɛnənt
  • 1A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

    council-house tenants
    figurative a frequent tenant of the gossip columns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was an ideal tenant who paid the rent on time.
    • The current system protects tenants against unfair rent increases.
    • The landlord prepared the land and then the tenant moved in.
    • The oversupply of rental property has resulted in landlords cutting rents to attract tenants.
    • A landlord cannot refuse demands from disabled tenants to adapt rented accommodation.
    • Do budget for periods between lettings, when you won't have any tenants and no rent coming in.
    • Rather than deal with the hassle of finding tenants and collecting the rent, I had appointed an agent to do the dirty work.
    • The cars are the property of tenants of the new housing estate.
    • You can sell your property, or find tenants to rent it.
    • Apartment rents for tenants will continue to rise.
    • The homes were rented out to new tenants.
    • In some parts there are basically too many landlords chasing too few tenants, which is pushing down rents.
    • He collected several months' rent in advance from tenants.
    • Where a lease expires, the tenant will pay rent under the existing lease until the new lease is in place.
    • Almost a tenth of all houses are occupied by tenants renting from private landlords.
    • The tenants are able to rent the property at a discounted rate.
    • I live in an old dilapidated building that has poor tenants and relatively cheap rents.
    • These properties could be rented to tenants.
    • My job is to win new business and match properties with tenants.
    • My front neighbours have moved out and the landlord is interviewing prospective tenants.
    Synonyms
    occupant, resident, inhabitant
    leaseholder, lessee, renter, holder
    addressee
    lodger, boarder
    British occupier, sitting tenant
    North American roomer
    formal dweller
    historical feodary
    1. 1.1Law A person in possession of real property by any right or title.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The lease here provides only that the tenant bears all the responsibility for maintenance.
      • In breach of covenant, the tenant has failed to complete the works.
verb ˈtɛnəntˈtɛnənt
[with object]
  • Occupy (property) as a tenant.

    the house was tenanted by his cousin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These standards will apply to all tenanted properties.
    • They own 700 leased pubs and around 300 tenanted properties.
    • The 72 flats are mostly tenanted at modest rents due to the building's poor condition.
    • All the houses are tenanted houses.
    • The properties were tenanted out.
    • The land is tenanted under a farming business tenancy.
    • The majority of family-sized homes on her books are tenanted by young professionals.
    • To this day, Urban Plaza remains poorly tenanted.
    • Ninety per cent of the farms were tenanted.
    • They would purchase properties that can be tenanted for full market rent.
    • The tower is tenanted by private corporations, mostly American multinational corporations.
    • All 10 tournament stadiums are tenanted by existing clubs.
    • The cottage is still tenanted.
    • Relatively few public companies specialise in buying tenanted property in the private residential sector.
    • From 1966 until 2002 the farm was tenanted by farmers called Cole.
    • The garages are currently tenanted by some of the road's residents.
    • Money comes in from a successful nursery and from the farms, one of which is tenanted.
    • Shops which have been empty for years are slowly getting tenanted.
    • The flats are now tenanted and noise disturbance is proving to be a real problem.
    • He had been left some tenanted farmsteads by an aunt.
    Synonyms
    live in, inhabit, be the tenant of, tenant, lodge in, be ensconced in, be established in, ensconce oneself in, establish oneself in, take up residence in, make one's home in, settle in, move into

Derivatives

  • tenantable

  • adjective ˈtɛnəntəb(ə)lˈtɛnən(t)əb(ə)l
    • (of a building) fit for occupation by a tenant.

      premises in tenantable repair and condition
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The only room regarded as tenantable by gentlemen, was, in fact, the coal-cellar in disguise.
      • 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 structure and the exterior of the building are kept in good and tenantable condition.
  • tenantless

  • adjective
    • A rich and fertile land cannot be permitted to remain idle, to lie as a tenantless wilderness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • 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.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, literally 'holding', present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.

  • Tenant is from an Old French word meaning literally ‘holding’, which came from Latin tenere ‘to hold’. This Latin verb also gave rise to late 16th-century tenable, and early 17th-century tenacious.

Rhymes

lieutenant, pennant, subtenant
 
 

Definition of tenant in US English:

tenant

nounˈtɛnəntˈtenənt
  • 1A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

    council-house tenants
    figurative a frequent tenant of the gossip columns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The oversupply of rental property has resulted in landlords cutting rents to attract tenants.
    • Almost a tenth of all houses are occupied by tenants renting from private landlords.
    • These properties could be rented to tenants.
    • She was an ideal tenant who paid the rent on time.
    • In some parts there are basically too many landlords chasing too few tenants, which is pushing down rents.
    • Do budget for periods between lettings, when you won't have any tenants and no rent coming in.
    • My job is to win new business and match properties with tenants.
    • The tenants are able to rent the property at a discounted rate.
    • A landlord cannot refuse demands from disabled tenants to adapt rented accommodation.
    • The landlord prepared the land and then the tenant moved in.
    • Rather than deal with the hassle of finding tenants and collecting the rent, I had appointed an agent to do the dirty work.
    • Apartment rents for tenants will continue to rise.
    • The cars are the property of tenants of the new housing estate.
    • Where a lease expires, the tenant will pay rent under the existing lease until the new lease is in place.
    • You can sell your property, or find tenants to rent it.
    • I live in an old dilapidated building that has poor tenants and relatively cheap rents.
    • The current system protects tenants against unfair rent increases.
    • He collected several months' rent in advance from tenants.
    • My front neighbours have moved out and the landlord is interviewing prospective tenants.
    • The homes were rented out to new tenants.
    Synonyms
    occupant, resident, inhabitant
    1. 1.1Law A person holding real property by private ownership.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The lease here provides only that the tenant bears all the responsibility for maintenance.
      • In breach of covenant, the tenant has failed to complete the works.
verbˈtɛnəntˈtenənt
[with object]usually be tenanted
  • Occupy (property) as a tenant.

    the house was tenanted by his cousin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All 10 tournament stadiums are tenanted by existing clubs.
    • The cottage is still tenanted.
    • All the houses are tenanted houses.
    • Shops which have been empty for years are slowly getting tenanted.
    • The garages are currently tenanted by some of the road's residents.
    • The flats are now tenanted and noise disturbance is proving to be a real problem.
    • From 1966 until 2002 the farm was tenanted by farmers called Cole.
    • Ninety per cent of the farms were tenanted.
    • Money comes in from a successful nursery and from the farms, one of which is tenanted.
    • They would purchase properties that can be tenanted for full market rent.
    • To this day, Urban Plaza remains poorly tenanted.
    • The 72 flats are mostly tenanted at modest rents due to the building's poor condition.
    • These standards will apply to all tenanted properties.
    • They own 700 leased pubs and around 300 tenanted properties.
    • He had been left some tenanted farmsteads by an aunt.
    • Relatively few public companies specialise in buying tenanted property in the private residential sector.
    • The majority of family-sized homes on her books are tenanted by young professionals.
    • The properties were tenanted out.
    • The tower is tenanted by private corporations, mostly American multinational corporations.
    • The land is tenanted under a farming business tenancy.
    Synonyms
    live in, inhabit, be the tenant of, tenant, lodge in, be ensconced in, be established in, ensconce oneself in, establish oneself in, take up residence in, make one's home in, settle in, move into

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding’, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.

 
 
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