tenant meaning
tenant :
renter, occupant
noun
▪ The tenant pays rent every month.
▪ The renter pays money to live there every month.
▪ The tenant moved into the apartment last week.
▪ The occupant started living in the apartment last week.
paraphrasing
▪ lessee – renter
▪ inhabitant – occupant
▪ lodger – renter
▪ resident – occupant
Pronunciation
tenant [ˈtɛnənt]
The stress is on 'ten' and sounds like 'ten-uhnt'.
Common phrases and grammar about tenant
tenant - Common meaning
noun
renter, occupant
Part of Speech Changes for "tenant"
▪ tenancy (noun) – the period of renting a place
▪ tenanted (adjective) – having renters
Common Expressions with "tenant"
▪ tenant agreement – a contract for renting
▪ tenant rights – legal rights of renters
▪ tenant responsibilities – duties of renters
▪ tenant insurance – protection for renters
Important examples of tenant in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, tenant is often used to refer to someone renting property.
Example of a confusing word: owner (property holder)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Tenant is used as a noun, often appearing in questions about renting or property management.
tenant
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
tenant in common
means 'shared ownership', used in property law.
sitting tenant
means 'a renter currently living in a property'.
Differences between similar words and tenant
tenant
,
lessee
differences
Tenant is a general term for anyone renting, while lessee is often used in legal contexts.
Words with the same origin as tenant
The origin of tenant
tenant comes from the Latin 'tenere', meaning 'to hold', referring to holding or occupying a place.
Word structure
It has the root ten (to hold) and suffix ant (noun), so tenant means 'one who holds'.
Words with the same origin
The root of tenant is ten (to hold). Words with the same root include tenacious (holding firmly), tenure (holding a position).
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