tenurenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈten.jər//ˈtenjʊər/us/ˈten.jɚ/formalbeing the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you own it:
During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.
the right to remain permanently in a job:
She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure.
professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure.
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Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- chain
- endowment policy
- estate agency
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- holding
- home buyer
- housebuyer
- land tenure
- landholding
- leasehold
- leaseholder
- lessee
- negative equity
- open house
- owner-occupied
- rateable value
- real estate agent
- title deed
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