tenant

tenant definition - business

tenant

  1. A person or entity who makes payments for the use of property owned by someone else.
  2. One who permanently or temporarily possesses land under some kind of title.
  3. The occupant of real property.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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