tenancy

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tenancy

  • /ˈtɛnənsi/
  • [ˈtʰɛnənsɪi̯]
  • /ˈtɪ̟nənsi/ US, pin pen merger
  • [ˈtʰɪ̟nənsɪi̯] US, pin pen merger

Where it comes from

From tenant + -cy.

noun tenancies

  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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