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tenant
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
tenant
(noun)
tenant farmer
(noun)
sitting tenant
(noun)
tenant
/
ˈ
tɛnənt/
noun
plural
tenants
tenant
/
ˈ
tɛnənt/
noun
plural
tenants
Britannica Dictionary definition of TENANT
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:
a person, business, group, etc., that pays to use another person's property
:
someone who rents or leases a house, apartment, etc., from a landlord
A
tenant
is now leasing the apartment.
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