tenant

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtɛ.nənt/, enPR: tĕnənt

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Noun

Singular tenant

Plural tenants

1. (countable) A tenant is a person who occupies the land or house from a landlord. He pays money to a landlord as rent.

Verb

Plain form tenant

Third-person singular tenants

Past tense tenanted

Past participle tenanted

Present participle tenanting

1. If someone tenants a place, they are occupying it as a tenant.