tenure

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Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
tenure

Plural
tenures

  1. If a professor has tenure, they may continue to work for the university without fear of being fired.
  2. Tenure is the conditions to hold a piece of land.
  3. The tenure of an officeholder is the time they are in office.

Verb[change]

Plain form
tenure

Third-person singular
tenures

Past tense
tenured

Past participle
tenured

Present participle
tenuring

  1. (transitive) If you tenure something, you give someone a permanent office or position.