TENANCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

tenancy

noun

Definition of tenancy

as in occupancy

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Recent Examples of tenancy Fitzgibbons and Swedish business executive Cristina Stenbeck signed a tenancy agreement for the home in 2019. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Theirs was truly a tenuous tenancy. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 However, recent amendments clarified that parks are not automatically considered closed if destroyed by a disaster, and that additional steps are required to terminate tenancy rights. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 The overall premise is based on Sokolov and his wife’s tenancy at a Russian apartment building a decade ago. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenancy

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Noun

Lower hotel occupancy means fewer opportunities for him and his fellow bellmen, cocktail servers and valets to make tips, their primary income, pinching their wallets even further.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
This includes occupancy rate, rapid conversion, case management, and being active in the community.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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The lesson is that isolated task automation rarely results in large-scale job losses, except in occupations built around a very narrow set of activities.

— Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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As of late 2025, Alibaba Cloud held roughly 36% to 37% domestic share, Huawei Cloud 16%, and Tencent Cloud 9%, with foreign providers largely locked out by data residency and compliance rules.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Greece and Portugal’s residency-by-investment plans, for example, both require a 250,000 euros (about $284,650) investment—Greece’s can lead to citizenship after seven years; Portugal's, after five.

— Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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