tenancy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛnənsi/
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/ˈtɛnənsi/ · [ˈtʰɛnənsɪi̯] · /ˈtɪ̟nənsi/(US) · [ˈtʰɪ̟nənsɪi̯](US)

Definition of tenancy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
    “Most gay people know oppresion as fear of losing a job, losing a tenancy or family ties.”

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Etymology

From tenant + -cy.

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