tenant 1 of 2

noun

ˈte-nənt How to pronounce tenant (audio)
Definition of tenantnext
1
as in lessee
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house the laundry in the basement is for tenants only

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2
as in occupant
one who lives permanently in a place the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters

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tenant

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verb

as in to lease

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Recent Examples of tenant
Noun
Virginia is set to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks, allow certain criminal convictions to be sealed and strengthen tenant protections when new laws go into effect this week. — Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 There was at no time danger to tenants, visitors, and Empire State Building Observation Deck guests. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
The race focused on public safety, government accountability, the city’s growing legal liabilities and the role of the office in addressing issues ranging from homelessness to tenant protections and immigration enforcement. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026 If a resident is living in a Berrada Properties building, the organization has a division dedicated to tenant settlement compensation and assistance. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tenant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
  1. lessee
  2. occupant
  3. lease
  4. visitor
  5. resident
  6. rent
  7. lodger
  8. inhabitant
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
Definition of lessee
Noun
  • Two occupants of her Nissan Altima were taken to a trauma center.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of occupant
Verb
  • Local first-quarter net absorption, the difference between space leased and vacated, and often a sign of turnover, was a negative 179,000 square feet.
    — Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • The district can lease the property, but even then, the tenant can not run any sort of gambling operation on the site.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of lease
Noun
  • Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Families, students, longtime Kansas City residents and visitors from across the Midwest stopped by the gathering.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of visitor
Noun
  • The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The city is recommending zoning regulations that fall in line with state statute while trying to calm residents who are worried data centers will overwhelm resources like water and energy and impose on their quality of life.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
Definition of resident
Verb
  • Swimply, an Airbnb-style company, is letting people rent out pools and other private spaces, such as tennis and basketball courts.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Giordani is also renting out her two-bedroom tiny home during the World Cup.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of rent
Noun
  • The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
    — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of lodger
Noun
  • The country stands out with 11 charge points per 1,000 inhabitants, the highest ratio in Europe in 2025.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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