Tenant
11tenant — ► NOUN 1) a person who rents land or property from a landlord. 2) Law a person holding real property by private ownership. ► VERB (usu. be tenanted) ▪ occupy (property) as a tenant. ORIGIN Old French, holding , from Latin tenere to hold …
12Tenant — (engl., spr. ténnent), Pachter oder Mieter; T. at will (»aus freiem Willen«), Mieter dem der Eigentümer nach Belieben kündigen kann, im Gegensatz zum Lease holder, dem, solange er die bedungene Pacht oder Miete zahlt, während der Pachtdauer nicht …
13tenant — [n] person who leases a place addressee, boarder, dweller, holder, householder, indweller, inhabitant, leaseholder, lessee, lodger, occupant, occupier, possessor, renter, rent payer, resident, roomer; concepts 348,423 Ant. landlord …
14tenant — In the broadest sense, one who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of right or title, whether in fee, for life, for years, at will, or otherwise. In a more restricted sense, one who holds lands of another; one who has the temporary… …
15tenant — A partial owner of a security, or the holder of some property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: lessee. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * tenant ten‧ant [ˈtenənt] noun [countable] LAW PROPERTY a person …
16TENANT — s. m. Celui qui, dans un tournoi, entreprenait de tenir contre toutes sortes d assaillants. Les tenants et les assaillants. Il se dit quelquefois, figurément et familièrement, de Celui qui, dans une discussion, soutient une opinion contre ceux… …
17tenant — I. Tenant, [tenan]te. adj. v. Qui tient bien ce qu il tient. En ce sens il ne se dit guere que fig. d Un avare, qui ne veut point se desaisir de ce qu il a, de qui on ne peut tirer d argent qu avec peine. Il ne veut rien despenser, rien donner,… …
18tenant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, existing, sitting (esp. BrE) ▪ She is taking legal action to evict a sitting tenant. ▪ incoming, outgoing (both esp. BrE) ▪ …
19tenant — [[t]te̱nənt[/t]] tenants N COUNT A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use. → See also sitting tenant Regulations placed clear obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant …
20tenant — n. & v. n. 1 a person who rents land or property from a landlord. 2 (often foll. by of) the occupant of a place. 3 Law a person holding real property by private ownership. v.tr. occupy as a tenant. Phrases and idioms: tenant farmer a person who… …
