tenant

(tĕn'ənt)
n.

1. One that pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another.
2. A dweller in a place; an occupant.
3. Law. One who holds or possesses lands, tenements, or sometimes personal property by any kind of title.

tr. & intr.v., -ant·ed, -ant·ing, -ants.
To hold as a tenant or be a tenant.

[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre.]

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1. one who leases premises from the owner (landlord) or from a tenant as a subtenant.


2. one who holds land by any kind of title or right, whether permanently or temporarily.


3. one who purchases an estate and is entitled to possession, whether exclusive or to be shared with others.

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One who is given possession of real estate for a fixed period or at will.
See lessee, tenancy at will.


Example: Enwright signs a lease to rent office space. Enwright is a tenant of the office building.

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n

Definition: person who leases a place
Antonyms: landlord

A person or firm using a building, or part of a building, as a lessee or owner-occupant.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An individual who occupies or possesses land or premises by way of a grant of an estate of some type, such as in fee, for life, for years, or at will. A person who has the right to temporary use and possession of particular real property, which has been conveyed to that person by a landlord.

See: landlord and tenant.

n

One who has the temporary use and occupation of real property owned by another, the length and terms of the tenancy being usually fixed by a lease.

For a list of words related to tenant, see:

• Judges, Lawyers, and Others in the Court System - tenant: one who temporarily possesses another’s real property
• Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - tenant: person with temporary, conditional use of property owned by another

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See words rhyming with "tenant."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lejer, beboer, forpagter, fæster
v. tr. - leje, bo, bebo, forpagte
v. intr. - bo

Nederlands (Dutch)
huurder

Français (French)
n. - locataire
v. tr. - être locataire
v. intr. - être locataire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mieter, Pächter, Bewohner, Besitzer
v. - gemietet haben, wohnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) μισθωτής, ενοικιαστής
v. - διαμένω, έχω την ιδιοκτησία ως ενοικιαστής

Italiano (Italian)
inquilino, locatario, affittuario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inquilino (m), arrendatário (m), habitante (m)
v. - habitar, arrendar, ter em arrendamento

Русский (Russian)
жилец, обитатель (квартиры), арендатор

Español (Spanish)
n. - inquilino, arrendatario
v. tr. - arrendar, alquilar, albergar, tener cabida para (hablando de una casa)
v. intr. - alquilar, arrendar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hyresgäst, arrendator, innehavare (av besittningsrätt)
v. - hyra, arrendera, bebo

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
承租人, 租客, 房客, 租, 租赁, 居住于, 居住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 承租人, 租客, 房客
v. tr. - 租, 租賃, 居住於
v. intr. - 居住

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소작인, 차용자, 부동산 보유자
v. tr. - 차용하다, 임차하여 살다
v. intr. - 거주하다, 살다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 借地人, 借家人, 居住者
v. - 借りる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألنزيل, المستأجر (فعل) يقسم في, يسكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריס, שוכר, חוכר, דייר‬
v. tr. - ‮דר, שכר, חכר‬
v. intr. - ‮דר, שכר, חכר‬

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