noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym 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. countable, uncountable

   "Most gay people know oppresion as fear of losing a job, losing a tenancy or family ties."

2. 2
   an act of being a tenant or occupant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

occupancyabidingabodeadverse possessionalodiumburgage

Example

More examples

"A tenancy agreement is a legally binding document between a landlord and their tenant."

Etymology

From tenant + -cy.

Related phrases

1986 Act tenancyAgricultural Holdings Act tenancyco-tenancyfarm business tenancyfixed-term tenancyfull agricultural tenancyholdover tenancyjoint tenancyjoint tenancy with right of survivorshipperiodic tenancytenancy at sufferancetenancy at will

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