tenancy (redirected from tenancies)

ten·an·cy  (tnn-s)

n. pl. ten·an·cies

1. Possession or occupancy of lands, buildings, or other property by title, under a lease, or on payment of rent.

2. The period of a tenant's occupancy or possession.

3. A habitation held or occupied by a tenant.

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tenancy [ˈtɛnənsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. (Law) the temporary possession or holding by a tenant of lands or property owned by another

2. (Law) the period of holding or occupying such property

3. the period of holding office, a position, etc.

4. (Law) property held or occupied by a tenant

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tenancy - an act of being a tenant or occupant occupancy residency, abidance, residence - the act of dwelling in a place inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"

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tenancy

noun

1. lease, residence, occupancy, holding, renting, possession, occupation Check the terms of your tenancy closely.

2. period of office, tenure, incumbency, time in office Baroness Thatcher's nine year tenancy

Translations

tenancy [ˈtenənsɪ] N (= possession, period) → tenencia f, inquilinato m; (= lease) → arriendo m, alquiler m
joint/multiple tenancy → arriendo m or alquiler m conjunto/múltiple

tenancy [ˈtɛnənsi] n → location f
tenancy agreement n → contrat m de location

tenancy

n right/conditions of tenancy → Mietrecht nt → /-bedingungen pl; (of farm) → Pachtrecht nt → /-bedingungen pl; during his tenancy → während er (dort) Mieter/Pächter ist/war; period of tenancy → Dauer f → des Miet-/Pachtverhältnisses

tenancy [ˈtɛnənsɪ] n (use of rented property) → locazione f, conduzione f
to have a 5 year tenancy → avere un contratto d'affitto di 5 anni
during his tenancy → durante il periodo in cui abitava lì