tenancy

noun

/ˈtenənsi/

(plural tenancies)

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[countable] a period of time that you rent a house, land, etc. for
- a three-month tenancy
- a tenancy agreement
Collocations Moving house
Moving house Renting
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
- sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
- extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
- give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
- evict the existing tenants
- attract/find new/prospective tenants
- invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
Buying
- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
- call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
- apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
- (struggle to) pay the mortgage
- make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
Selling
- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
- increase/lower your price/the asking price
- have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- joint
- shorthold
- assured
- …
verb + tenancy
- hold
- hold something in
- hold something on
- …
tenancy + verb
- end
- expire
tenancy + noun
- agreement
preposition
- under a/the tenancy
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] the right to live or work in a building or on land that you rent
- They had taken over the tenancy of the farm.
Extra Examples
- The flat could be let on an assured shorthold tenancy for about £800 a month.
- The tenancy is held in joint names.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- joint
- shorthold
- assured
- …
verb + tenancy
- hold
- hold something in
- hold something on
- …
tenancy + verb
- end
- expire
tenancy + noun
- agreement
preposition
- under a/the tenancy
See full entry

单词	tenancy
释义	tenancy noun /ˈtenənsi/ /ˈtenənsi/ (plural tenancies) jump to other results [countable] a period of time that you rent a house, land, etc. for a three-month tenancy a tenancy agreement Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property Being a landlord have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property collect/increase/raise the rent evict the existing tenants attract/find new/prospective tenants invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market Buying buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan (struggle to) pay the mortgage make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house Selling put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction increase/lower your price/the asking price have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective joint shorthold assured … verb + tenancy hold hold something in hold something on … tenancy + verb end expire tenancy + noun agreement preposition under a/the tenancy See full entry [countable, uncountable] the right to live or work in a building or on land that you rent They had taken over the tenancy of the farm. Extra Examples The flat could be let on an assured shorthold tenancy for about £800 a month. The tenancy is held in joint names. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective joint shorthold assured … verb + tenancy hold hold something in hold something on … tenancy + verb end expire tenancy + noun agreement preposition under a/the tenancy See full entry
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