Tenancy
noun
The period of time someone is allowed to live or use a place in return for rent.
Tom's tenancy in the apartment will end by the close of the month.
Often appears as...
- fixed-term tenancy
- periodic tenancy
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Formal
Technical
noun
The right to use a property or piece of land for a certain period of time.
My tenancy gives me the right to live here for one year.
Often appears as...
- termination of tenancy
- renewal of tenancy
noun
The condition of being a tenant or renter.
During her tenancy, she painted the walls green.
Often appears as...
- commence a tenancy
- end a tenancy
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The period of time someone is allowed to live or use a place in return for rent.
Tom's tenancy in the apartment will end by the close of the month.
Often appears as...
- fixed-term tenancy
- periodic tenancy
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The right to use a property or piece of land for a certain period of time.
My tenancy gives me the right to live here for one year.
Often appears as...
- termination of tenancy
- renewal of tenancy
noun
The condition of being a tenant or renter.
During her tenancy, she painted the walls green.
Often appears as...
- commence a tenancy
- end a tenancy
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Time Limited
Tenancy refers to the limited duration for renting, not owning, a place.
Her tenancy lasts for six months.
Pro Tip 2/3Ends on Terms
Understand that a tenancy can end if agreement terms are broken.
Due to noise complaints, his tenancy could be terminated early.
Pro Tip 3/3Rent Obligation
Tenancy involves a responsibility to pay rent regularly.
She's always punctual with her tenancy payments.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Limited
Tenancy refers to the limited duration for renting, not owning, a place.
Her tenancy lasts for six months.
Pro Tip 2/3Ends on Terms
Understand that a tenancy can end if agreement terms are broken.
Due to noise complaints, his tenancy could be terminated early.
Pro Tip 3/3Rent Obligation
Tenancy involves a responsibility to pay rent regularly.
She's always punctual with her tenancy payments.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Limited
Tenancy refers to the limited duration for renting, not owning, a place.
Her tenancy lasts for six months.
Pro Tip 2/3Ends on Terms
Understand that a tenancy can end if agreement terms are broken.
Due to noise complaints, his tenancy could be terminated early.
Pro Tip 3/3Rent Obligation
Tenancy involves a responsibility to pay rent regularly.
She's always punctual with her tenancy payments.
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Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
I came of baseball age (isn't it always around first grade?) in the last sputtering years of the A's Philadelphia tenancy. I probably plighted my fated troth in 1949, when the A's fluked into a winning season and introduced a pintsize southpaw named Bobby Shantz.
Quote examples
Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not.
Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
I came of baseball age (isn't it always around first grade?) in the last sputtering years of the A's Philadelphia tenancy. I probably plighted my fated troth in 1949, when the A's fluked into a winning season and introduced a pintsize southpaw named Bobby Shantz.
Quote examples
Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not.
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