English Explanatory Dictionary

tenancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛnənsi/ [ˈtʰɛnənsɪi̯] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tenancy.wav /ˈtɪ̟nənsi/ [ˈtʰɪ̟nənsɪi̯]

Word forms

tenancy tenancies

Etymology

From tenant + -cy.

Synonyms

lease

Derived words

1986 Act tenancy Agricultural Holdings Act tenancy co-tenancy cotenancy farm business tenancy fixed-term tenancy full agricultural tenancy holdover tenancy joint tenancy joint tenancy with right of survivorship multitenancy nontenancy periodic tenancy subtenancy tenancy at sufferance tenancy at will tenancy by the entirety tenancy for life tenancy for years tenancy from month to month tenancy from week to week tenancy from year to year tenancy in common undertenancy
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