tenant vs tenet :

tenant or tenet

These two words come from the same Latin root, tenere, meaning “to hold” but they have very different meanings. “Tenet” is the rarer of the two, meaning a belief that a person holds: “Avoiding pork is a tenet of the Muslim faith.” In contrast, the person leasing an apartment from you is your tenant. (She holds the lease.)

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Definitions
  tenant
  • n  someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
    the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
  • n  a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
  • n  any occupant who dwells in a place
  • v  occupy as a tenant
  tenet
  • n  a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
News & Articles
  tenant
  • Seattle man arrested in surprise hammer attack
    A tenant at a supportive housing complex was attacked by another tenant who was armed with a hammer early Wednesday, Seattle police said. Police were called to the Aurora House, transitional housing for the homeless, at 10507 Aurora Avenue North shortly before 2 a.m. A witness told officers 30-year-old Daniel Davis walked down to the lobby, paced back and forth a few times and then went upstairs ...
    June 12, 2013 - KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma
  • New Hope Retail Space Tenant and Rehabilitation Clinic Affinity Medical Group Provides New Treatment for Peripheral ...
    New Hope retail space tenant, rehabilitation clinic Affinity Medical Group occupying a retail space in JGM Properties Caribou Corner mini-mall in New Hope Minnesota is offering a new treatment plan for those suffering with peripheral neuropathy. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10801354.htm
    June 11, 2013 - PRWeb
  • New Hope Retail Space Tenant and Rehabilitation Clinic Affinity Medical Group Provides New Treatment for Peripheral ...
    New Hope retail space tenant, rehabilitation clinic Affinity Medical Group occupying a retail space in JGM Properties Caribou Corner mini-mall in New Hope Minnesota is offering a new treatment plan for those suffering with peripheral neuropathy. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10801354.htm
    June 11, 2013 - PRWeb
  tenet
  • Saturday’s racing results | Emerald Downs
    151/2 furlongs, purse $7,450, claiming $7,500, 3-year-olds, fillies. Off— 2:15 p.m. Time— :21.87 :45.29 :57.96 1:04.84 Winner— Dk B/ Br filly 2010, by Forestry - Valid Tenet by Valid Appeal Owner— Darrin Paul.
    June 16, 2013 - Seattle Times
  • 15 Athletes Who Make Less Than Their WAGs
    Some people like to claim that guys are intimidated by women who are more successful than they are.  Obviously, that tenet doesn't apply to these select few.  It helps that all of their wives and girlfriends are famous. And beautiful. And desired. But whatever the case, this group falls into an exclusive—and rare—subset of dudes who aren't afraid of making less money than their wives.  We are ...
    June 13, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Save your way to a soft landing in emergencies
    A basic tenet of personal finance that gets short shrift but can dramatically improve your money life is having a cash emergency fund.
    June 11, 2013 - Omaha World-Herald