tenant 1 of 2

noun

ˈte-nənt How to pronounce tenant (audio)
Definition of tenantnext
1
as in lessee
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house the laundry in the basement is for tenants only

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2
as in occupant
one who lives permanently in a place the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters

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tenant

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verb

as in to lease

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Recent Examples of tenant
Noun
Earlier this week, a Times report revealed Zhang had previously been charged with child abuse for leaving her oldest daughter in a hot car for hours, while Xuan was accused in a civil lawsuit of using violence in landlord-tenant disputes. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Northwind North Industrial Park is a speculative development, as the prospective tenants are currently unknown. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
The City of Sunnyvale is asking community members for input on everything from road and trail improvements to tenant protections in a series of surveys. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 Malkin considers The Bicester Collection a platform for full-price customer acquisition, even though it’s tenanted by outlets. — David Moin, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tenant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
  1. lessee
  2. occupant
  3. lease
  4. visitor
  5. resident
  6. rent
  7. lodger
  8. inhabitant
Noun
  • Under North Carolina law, a lessee has 10 days to pay any past-due rent after a formal demand for payment, or otherwise forfeit the term of the lease.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On Reddit, a Polestar lessee reported that service centers in San Francisco and San Jose are in the process of being dissolved, which could force him to travel over 300 miles to Los Angeles to return his vehicles when the lease runs out.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026
Definition of lessee
Noun
  • Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • According to the affidavit, Cuban intelligence operatives conducted activities in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties that investigators contend formed part of a conspiracy to murder the occupants of the Brothers to the Rescue aircraft.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupant
Verb
  • Like Airpark Plaza, the shopping plaza was fully leased when Publix acquired it.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lease
Noun
  • The library, citing the toys' age and their talent in attracting tens of thousands of visitors a year, wouldn't budge, Brandreth said.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Students had a surprise visitor — Kendall Jenner, who popped in to their classroom, looking way collegiate in an all-white outfit and sweater around her neck.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of visitor
Noun
  • José Antonio Bañuelos-Díaz, 42, a Mexican national and West Adams resident, appeared in court wearing a reflective vest with the name of a landscaping company, blue jeans and boots with the American flag on them.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • California weighs factors like time spent in the state and business ties when deciding who counts as a resident.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of resident
Verb
  • Most companies run those jobs on servers rented from AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • When Morris Costumes first opened, Charlotte had few places where people could buy or rent costumes.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rent
Noun
  • For most of the park's existence, Roaring Springs has been the only source of water available for tourists, lodgers, diners, and hikers across both rims and at the bottom of the canyon.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of lodger
Noun
  • The very few people who live there work on sheep ranches, and in some areas the population density is as low as one-tenth of an inhabitant per square mile.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
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