Meanings
nountenancy (countable and uncountable, plural tenancies)
plural tenancies
- countableuncountableSynonym 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.
Most gay people know oppresion as fear of losing a job, losing a tenancy or family ties.
1983 December 31, Gary Phillips, “Gays in Gaol [Jail]: Who Cares”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 14Synonyms: lease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym 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.
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Translations
Bulgarian наемане
- наемане (naemane)occupancy of property, etc.
Czech nájem, pronájem
- nájemoccupancy of property, etc.
- pronájemoccupancy of property, etc.
- držbaoccupancy of property, etc.
- drženíoccupancy of property, etc.
Finnish arenti
- arentioccupancy of property, etc.
German Mietverhältnis
- Mietverhältnisoccupancy of property, etc.
Greek μίσθωση, πάκτωση
- μίσθωση (místhosi)occupancy of property, etc.
- πάκτωση (páktosi)occupancy of property, etc.
Irish tionóntacht
- tionóntachtoccupancy of property, etc.
Polish dzierżawa, najem
- dzierżawaoccupancy of property, etc.
- najemoccupancy of property, etc.
Spanish arrendamiento
- arrendamientooccupancy of property, etc.
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tenancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenancy
MLA
“tenancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenancy.
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