tenant

tenant

occupant; one who holds the right to occupy a place: The tenant of that apartment is a woman.

Not to be confused with:

tenet – principle, belief, doctrine; part of a body of doctrine: tenet of a church

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ten·ant

 (tĕn′ənt)

n.

1. One that pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another.

2. A dweller in a place; an occupant.

tr. & intr.v. ten·ant·ed, ten·ant·ing, ten·ants

To hold as a tenant or be a tenant.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tenant

(ˈtɛnənt)

n

1. (Law) a person who holds, occupies, or possesses land or property by any kind of right or title, esp from a landlord under a lease

2. a person who has the use of a house, flat, etc, subject to the payment of rent

3. any holder or occupant

vb

4. (Law) (tr) to hold (land or property) as a tenant

5. rare (foll by: in) to dwell

[C14: from Old French, literally: (one who is) holding, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]

ˈtenantable adj

ˈtenantless adj

ˈtenant-ˌlike adj

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ten•ant

(ˈtɛn ənt)

n.

1. a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another, usu. under the terms of a lease; lessee.

2. an occupant or inhabitant of any place.

v.t.

3. to hold or occupy as a tenant; dwell in; inhabit.

v.i.

4. to dwell or live (usu. fol. by in).

[1250–1300; Middle English tena(u)nt < Anglo-French; Middle French tenant, n. use of present participle of tenir to hold « Latin tenēre. See -ant]

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tenant

Past participle: tenanted
Gerund: tenanting

Imperative

tenant

tenant

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tenant - someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent" renter leaseholder, lessee - a tenant who holds a lease boarder, lodger, roomer - a tenant in someone's house payer, remunerator - a person who pays money for something
	2.	tenant - a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) cotenant - one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" life tenant - a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) live tenant farmer - a farmer who works land owned by someone else
	3.	tenant - any occupant who dwells in a place occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Verb	1.	tenant - occupy as a tenant inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

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tenant

noun leaseholder, resident, renter, occupant, holder, inhabitant, occupier, lodger, boarder, lessee obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant

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Translations

مُسْتَأْجِرمُسْتأجِر

nájemcenájemnínájemník

lejerleje-

MieterPächterbewohnenBewohner

ένοικος

inquilinoarrendatario

vuokralainen

locataire

stanar

leiguliîi, leigjandi

affittuariodurata dell'affittoinquilinonoleggiatoreproprietario

賃借人借り主借地人土地を借りる小作人

세입자

apgyvendintas

īrnieksnomnieksrentnieks

huurder

forpakterleietaker

dzierżawca

inquilino

арендатор

najemnik

hyresgäst

ผู้เช่า

kiracı

người thuê nhà

房客承租人租户

tenant

[ˈtenənt]

A. N → inquilino/a m/f, arrendatario/a m/f

B. CPD tenant farmer N → agricultor(a) m/f arrendatario/a

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tenant

[ˈtɛnənt] n → locataire mftenant farmer n → métayer/ère m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tenant

n → Mieter(in) m(f); (of farm) → Pächter(in) m(f)

vt (form) house → zur Miete wohnen in (+dat); premises → gemietet haben; farm → in Pacht haben

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tenant

[ˈtɛnənt] n → inquilino/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tenant

(ˈtenənt) noun

a person who pays rent to another for the use of a house, building, land etc. That man is a tenant of the estate; (also adjective) tenant farmers. huurder مُسْتأجِر наемател inquilino nájemce, nájemní der/die Pächter(in); Pacht-... lejer; leje- ενοικιαστής, ένοικοςinquilino, arrendatario rentnik, üürnik مستاجر vuokralainen locataire דַיָר किरायेदार zakupac, podstanar bérlő penyewa leiguliði, leigjandi affittuario, inquilino 借用者 차용자 nuomininkas nomnieks; rentnieks; īrnieks penyewa huurderleieboer; forpakter; husmanndzierżawca, lokator inquilino chiriaş; arendaş арендатор nájomník; nájomné zakupnik stanar hyresgäst, arrendator ผู้เช่า kiracı 承租人，租戶 орендар; наймач کرايہ دار người thuê, người mướn 承租人，租户

ˈtenanted adjective

(negative untenanted) occupied; lived in. a tenanted house. verhuur مُسْتأجَر، مَسْكون بالأجْرَه нает habitado obydlený bewohnt udlejet μισθωμένος habitado, morado; alquilado, arrendado asustatud اشغال شده؛ پر asuttu occupé, loué; : vide תָפוּש पट्टे पर दिया हुआ, किराये पर दिया हुआ u zakupu, unajmljen bérelt; lakott ditempati sem er í leigu occupato 借用中の 세들어 살고 있는 apgyvendintas apdzīvots; izīrēts berpenghuni gehuurd bebodd; forpaktetzamieszkały habitado ocupat, locuit арендованный obývaný najet nastanjen bebodd ซึ่งเช่าอยู่ kiracılı 租賃，居住於 орендований کرايہ پر ديا ہوا، مقبوضہ thuộc thuê 已被租用的

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tenant

→ مُسْتَأْجِر nájemník lejer Mieter ένοικος inquilino vuokralainen locataire stanar inquilino 賃借人 세입자 huurder leietaker dzierżawca inquilino арендатор hyresgäst ผู้เช่า kiracı người thuê nhà 房客

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