tenant

[US]/ˈtenənt/
[UK]/ˈtenənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. resident, lessee, lodger, occupant, holder

Phrases & Collocations

commercial tenant

residential tenant

Example Sentences

a se-tenant block of four stamps.

The tenants waltzed off with half our possessions.

two out of three tenants are in arrears.

the tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

The tenant received two month's notice.

An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.

The tenants were turned out.

evicted the tenants to convert the building into condominiums.

a scheme which lets tenants buy their homes at a discount.

The landlord harassed tenants who were behind in their rent.

he inoculated his tenants against smallpox.

the clansmen became tenants and the chiefs sold them out.

it is better for tenants to be compelled to pay up smart.

Angry tenants finally raised the roof about their noisy neighbors.

The second-floor tenants have been burglarized twice.

The former tenants of that house have just moved away.

tenants who were ejected for violations of their lease.

Real-world Examples

Another idea is to bring in unconventional tenants.

Source: The Economist - International

The building directory shows no tenant in Suite 908.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

I'll give 'em the boot, but so far, they've been the perfect tenants.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

There are six tenants remaining in the building, all rent control.

Source: We all dressed up for Bill.

We heard a mix of things from Home Partner's tenants.

Source: Financial Times

" Saloons are always good tenants. Uncle Henry said so, " she told him.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mr. Fix always told the tenants to leave if they were not happy.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 2 (All 70 Lessons)

I couldn't do that to you. Where you gonna find another tenant?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

That building has apartments for one hundred tenants.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Virgin Galactic, which is the main tenant there, completed an unpowered flight of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle.

Source: CNN Listening Collection July 2020

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