tenancy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tenancy*:
NOUN	act	tenancy, occupancy	an act of being a tenant or occupant

tenancy > pronunciation
Sounds	teh'nahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *tenancy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	An act of being a tenant or occupant.
Synonym	occupancy
Narrower	inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation	The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
Broader	residency, residence, abidance	The act of dwelling in a place
Spanish	alquiler, arrendamiento, inquilinato, ocupación, tenencia
Catalan	arrendament, inquilinat, tenència, tinença
Nouns	tenant	someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
	tenant	any occupant who dwells in a place
	tenant	a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

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