COTENANT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

cotenant

noun

Definition of cotenant

as in subtenant

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Noun

That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.

— Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.

— Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Definition of subtenant

Noun

The owner and lessee will bear the responsibility of clearing the debris and alleviating some of the effects of the fire and its aftermath, Moore said, including looking for ways to mitigate debris flowing out of the warehouse, and the smell emitted by the rotting food.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
This because payments are based on the difference between the transaction price and what the leasing company expects the model will be worth at the end of the term, financed at the going interest rate, which is again affected one way or the other by a lessee’s FICO score.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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There was no threat to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests, the spokesperson said in a statement.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The affordable units will serve tenants with very low and extremely low incomes, and Downtown Women’s Center has agreed to serve the project’s residents.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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