tenant

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ten·ant [tenant tenants tenanted tenanting] noun, verb BrE [ˈtenənt] NAmE [ˈtenənt]
noun
a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it
•They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent.
•The decorating was done by a previous tenant.
•tenant farmers (= ones who do not own their own farms)

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, literally holding, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.

Collocations:
Moving house
Renting
live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment
rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities
(especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market
Buying
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments
(BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house
Selling
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.

Example Bank:
•The property is currently occupied by a life tenant.
•conflicts that might arise between landlord and tenant
•the sale of council houses to sitting tenants
•The land was leased to a tenant farmer.

 
verb usually passive ~ sth
to live or work in a place as a ↑tenant
•a tenanted farm
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, literally holding, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.