Looking for the meaning of the word TENANT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of TENANT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Tenant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding’, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛnənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord
Short Definition:person who occupies land or property rented from landlord
Examples:- council-house tenants
- a frequent tenant of the gossip columns
Word: Tenant
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛnənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
occupy (property) as a tenant
Short Definition:occupy property as tenant
Examples:- the house was tenanted by his cousin
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